Elementary Technical Mathematics

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

Chapter 6 - Review - Page 263: 19

Answer

26

Work Step by Step

By multiplying both sides by $20$, we get $$\frac{3x}{4}-\frac{x-1}{5}=\frac{3+x}{2} \Longrightarrow 15x-4x+4=30+10x \\ \Longrightarrow 11x=26+10x.$$ That is $$x=26.$$
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