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Solve each proportion. 8/x+9=2/x-3 Please show work.

emmainna [20.7K]

8/x+9-(2/x-3)=0

Step by step solution :

Step 1 :

2
Simplify —
x
Equation at the end of step 1 :

8 2
(— + 9) - (— - 3) = 0
x x
Step 2 :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

2.1 Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using x as the denominator :

3 3 • x
3 = — = —————
1 x
Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole

Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

2.2 Adding up the two equivalent fractions
Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator

Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:

2 - (3 • x) 2 - 3x
——————————— = ——————
x x
Equation at the end of step 2 :

8 (2 - 3x)
(— + 9) - ———————— = 0
x x
Step 3 :

8
Simplify —
x
Equation at the end of step 3 :

8 (2 - 3x)
(— + 9) - ———————— = 0
x x
Step 4 :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

4.1 Adding a whole to a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using x as the denominator :

9 9 • x
9 = — = —————
1 x
Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

4.2 Adding up the two equivalent fractions

8 + 9 • x 9x + 8
————————— = ——————
x x
Equation at the end of step 4 :

(9x + 8) (2 - 3x)
———————— - ———————— = 0
x x
Step 5 :

Adding fractions which have a common denominator :

5.1 Adding fractions which have a common denominator
Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:

(9x+8) - ((2-3x)) 12x + 6
————————————————— = ———————
x x
Step 6 :

Pulling out like terms :

6.1 Pull out like factors :

12x + 6 = 6 • (2x + 1)

Equation at the end of step 6 :

6 • (2x + 1)
———————————— = 0
x
Step 7 :

When a fraction equals zero :

7.1 When a fraction equals zero ...
Where a fraction equals zero, its numerator, the part which is above the fraction line, must equal zero.

Now,to get rid of the denominator, Tiger multiplys both sides of the equation by the denominator.

Here's how:

6•(2x+1)
———————— • x = 0 • x
x
Now, on the left hand side, the x cancels out the denominator, while, on the right hand side, zero times anything is still zero.

The equation now takes the shape :
6 • (2x+1) = 0

Equations which are never true :

7.2 Solve : 6 = 0

This equation has no solution.
A a non-zero constant never equals zero.

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3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

–12.3 – 14.2 A. 0.9 B. 26.5 C. –0.9 D. –26.5

IrinaK [193]

Answer:

-26.5

Step-by-step explanation:

-12.3 - 14.2 =

in addition or subtraction, if the signs are alike, u add them and keep the same sign

so, -12.3 - 14.2 = - 26.5

but dont get this rule confused with multiplying or dividing...because those have different rules

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3 years ago

Find the inequality represented by the graph.

Rainbow [258]

Answer:

y>-2/3x+3

Step-by-step explanation:

Looking at the line, we notice that the y-intercept is 3, and the slope is -2/3, so using that information, we find the slope intercept form of the inequality, which is y(?)-2/3x+3 (the question mark is where the inequality symbol will be).

Looking at the line again, we see that it is shaded above (not below), so y is greater than the other side of the inequality.

Looking at the line AGAIN, we see the graph has a dashed line (not solid), so we are not dealing with an "or equal to" inequality.

Therefore, we should use the greater than symbol, creating the answer y>-2/3x+3.

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3 years ago

When fishing off the shores of Florida, a spotted seatrout must be between 10 and 30 inches long before it can be kept; otherwis

Mademuasel [1]

Answer:

There is a 97.585% probability that a fisherman catches a spotted seatrout within the legal limits.

Step-by-step explanation:

Problems of normally distributed samples can be solved using the z-score formula.

In a set with mean $\mu$ and standard deviation $\sigma$ , the zscore of a measure X is given by

$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$

After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.

In this problem, we have that:

The lengths of the spotted seatrout that are caught, are normally distributed with a mean of 22 inches, and a standard deviation of 4 inches, so $\mu = 22, \sigma = 4$ .