Answer:
x = 4/3
Step-by-step explanation:
15 - 5x = 6x + 3 - 2x
In this kind of equation, we try to seperate the x's and the numbers.
So we add 5x to both sides and subtract 3 from both sides to seperate these values
15 - 3 - 5x + 5x = 6x + 3 - 3 - 2x + 5x
=> 12 = 9x
=> 12/9 = x
=> 4/3 = x
=> x = 4/3
To check, we can plug this in.
15 - 5(4/3) = 6(4/3) + 3 - 2(4/3)
15 - 20/3 = 24/3 + 3 - 8/3
45/3 - 20/3 = 24/3 + 9/3 - 8/3
25/3 = 25/3
So our answer works.
the answer of 0.4 is 2/5 or 2 1/5
