How do you solve $7/3=(2x+5)/x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-16T19:20:21

$x = 15$

If you have an equation with only one term on each side, and at least one is a fraction, you can cross-multiply to get rid of the fractions.

$7/3=(2x+5)/x$

$7x = 3(2x+5)$

$7x= 6x+15$

$x =15$

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