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1/5 (4-3x) = 1/7 (3x - 4)

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\huge \boxed{\mathfrak{Question} \downarrow}


  • \large\sf(1)/(5) (4 - 3x) = (1)/(7) (3x - 4) \\


\large \boxed{\mathfrak{Answer \: with \: Explanation} \downarrow}


(1)/(5) (4 - 3x) = (1)/(7) (3x - 4) \\

Use the distributive property to multiply 1/5 by 4-3x.


(1)/(5)* 4+(1)/(5)\left(-3\right)x=(1)/(7)\left(3x-4\right) \\

Multiply 1/5 and 4 to get 4/5.


(4)/(5)+(1)/(5)\left(-3\right)x=(1)/(7)\left(3x-4\right) \\

Multiply 1/5 and -3 to get -3/5.


(4)/(5)+(-3)/(5)x=(1)/(7)\left(3x-4\right) \\

Use the distributive property to multiply 1/7 by 3x-4.


(4)/(5)-(3)/(5)x=(1)/(7)* 3x+(1)/(7)\left(-4\right) \\

Multiply 1/7 and 3 to get 3/7 & 1/7 × -4 to get -4/7.


(4)/(5)-(3)/(5)x=(3)/(7)x-(4)/(7) \\

Subtract
(3)/(7)x\\ from both sides.


(4)/(5)-(3)/(5)x-(3)/(7)x=-(4)/(7) \\

Combine
-(3)/(5)x\\ and
-(3)/(7)x\\ to get
-(36)/(35)x\\.


(4)/(5)-(36)/(35)x=-(4)/(7) \\

Subtract 4/5 from both sides.


-(36)/(35)x=-(4)/(7)-(4)/(5) \\

The least common multiple of 7 and 5 is 35. Convert -4/7 and 4/5 to fractions with denominator 35.


-(36)/(35)x=-(20)/(35)-(28)/(35) \\

Because
-(20)/(35) \\ and
(28)/(35)\\ have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.


-(36)/(35)x=(-20-28)/(35) \\

Subtract 28 from -20 to get -48.


-(36)/(35)x=-(48)/(35) \\

Multiply both sides by
-(35)/(36)\\, the reciprocal of
-(36)/(35)\\.


x=-(48)/(35)\left(-(35)/(36)\right) \\

Multiply
-(48)/(35)\\ by
-(35)/(36)\\ by multiplying the numerator by the numerator and the denominator by the denominator.


x=(-48\left(-35\right))/(35* 36) \\

Carry out the multiplications in the fraction
(-48\left(-35\right))/(35* 36)\\.


x=(1680)/(1260) \\

Reduce the fraction 1680/1260 to its lowest terms by extracting and cancelling out 420.


\huge \boxed{ \boxed{ \bf \: x=(4)/(3) \approx \: 1.33}}

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