Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 10 - Cumulative Review - Page 359: 11

Answer

$$ x=-60. $$

Work Step by Step

Since $3$ and $5$ are factors of $15$, we multiply both sides by $15$ and then combine the like terms to get: $$\frac{x}{3}-4=\frac{2x}{5}\Longrightarrow 15(\frac{x}{3}-4)=\frac{2x}{5}\cdot 15\Longrightarrow 5x-60=6x\\ \Longrightarrow x=-60. $$
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