X=5, if that’s what you’re solving for
Answer:
3 a : 2 b = 6 : 1
Step-by-step explanation:
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<em>3 ( a + b) = 5 ( a - b)
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<em>3 a + 3 b = 5 a - 5 b
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<em>5 b + 3 b = 5 a - 3 a
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8 b = 2 a
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2 a = 8 b</em>
<em><u>a = 4 b</u></em>
<em>3 a = 3 × 4 b</em>
<em><u>3 a = 12 b</u></em>
<em>3 a: 2 b = 12 b : 2 b</em>
<em>3 a : 2 b = 6 : 1</em>
(2x + 3y = 12) x (-2)
(4x - 3y = 6) x 1
-4x - 6y = -24
4x - 3y = 6
You can cancel out the x values by adding the two equations together.
(-4x + 4x) + (-6y - 3y) = (-24 + 6)
-9y = -18
y = 2
Solve for x now...
4x - 3(2) = 6
4x - 6 = 6
4x = 12
x = 3
Check... (x = 3, y = 2)
2(3) + 3(2) = 12
6 + 6 = 12
12 = 12 <- this works!
4(3) - 3(2) = 6
12 - 6 = 6
6 = 6 <- this works!
A) x/6=9
Subtract 6 from both sides, x=3
B) x/-4=-3
Add 4 to both sides, x=1
C) x/-5=7
Add 5 to both sides, x=12