Question

5/3x+1/3x=13 1/3 + 8/3

Answer 1

`(5)/(3)x+(1)/(3)x=13(1)/(3)+(8)/(3)x`

Is this correct?

Now we will add the terms of the left side

`\begin{gathered} (5)/(3)x+(1)/(3)x=13(1)/(3)+(8)/(3)x \\ (6)/(3)x=13(1)/(3)+(8)/(3)x \end{gathered}`

Now subtract 8/3 x from both sides

`(6)/(3)x-(8)/(3)x=(40)/(3)+(8)/(3)x-(8)/(3)x`
`-(2)/(3)x=(40)/(3)`

Cancel the denominator 3 from both sides

-2x = 40

Divide two sides by -2

`(-2x)/(-2)=(40)/(-2)`

x = -20