Answer
0.5
Work Step by Step
You are given $\frac{5}{x+2}$=$\frac{3}{x+1}$
Cross Multiply:
5(x+1)=3(x+2)
5x+5=3x+6
5x=3x+1
2x=1
x=$\frac{1}{2}$=0.5
Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281159
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-115-6
Chapter 7 - Similarity - 7-1 Ratios and Proportions - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 437: 42
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