Question

What is the value of x?

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 27

Step-by-step explanation:

Look at the picture.

Therefore:

$\dfrac{x+8}{2x-5}=\dfrac{10}{14}$          cross multiply

$14(x+8)=10(2x-5)$     use the distributive property a(b + c) = ab + ac

$14x+112=20x-50$             subtract 112 from both sides

$14x=20x-162$             subtract 20x from both sides

$-6x=-162$           divide both sides by (-6)

$x=27$