Question

1+3x/4=5/2 Solve the proportion for x. A.7/5 B.3 C.5 D.6

Answer 1

Person above is correct!

Explanation:

ANSWER: B. The value of x is equal to 3.

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Answer 2

`(1+3x)/(4)= (5)/(2)`

To solve the proportion, we first need to do cross mutiplication.


`(1+3x)(2)=(5)(4)`

`2+6x=20`

After that, we simply just need to simplify and perform the necessary algebra to solve for the value of x.


`6x=18`

`x=3`

ANSWER: B. The value of x is equal to 3.