Question

`(28)/(54) = (2x+8)/(5x-4)`

Answer 1

Explanation:

step 1. what is the question? solve for x? okay.

step 2. 28/54 = (2x+ 8)/(5x - 4)

step 3. 28(5x - 4) = 54(2x + 8) (cross multiplication)

step 4. 14(5x - 4) = 27(2x + 8) (divide both sides by 2)

step 5. 70x - 56 = 54x + 216 (distributive property)

step 6. 16x = 272 (group x's and add 56 to both sides)

step 7. x = 17 (divide both sides by 16).