Expand the brackets first
5(wx-v) = 9(x + v)
5wx - 5v = 9x + 9v
Get all x's on one side and everything on on the other side
9x - 5wx = 9v + 5v
factorise out the x
x(9-5w) = 14v
then divide by 9-5w
x = 14v/(9-5w)
5/20 for Jerome and 8/20 for Mario. combined 13/20
