Question

5/2=(7m + 3)/(m-7)how do you solve this? with steps?

Answer 1

According to the given question we have the following equation to solve:

`(5)/(2)=\text{ }\frac{\text{7m + 3}}{m\text{ - 7}}`

To calculate this equation we would use the following property:

Apply fraction cross multiply:

For example if:

`(a)/(b)=(c)/(d)\text{ then a}* d=b* c`

Therefore,

5(m-7)=2(7m+3)

5m -35=14m + 6

5m-14m=6+35

-9m=41

m=-41/9