Question

How do you solve `\frac { x + 5} { x + 7} = \frac { 6} { 3}`?

Answer 1

See below.

Explanation:

We can actually completely simplify the right hand side, as `6/3=2`.

Then, `frac(x+5)(x+7)=2`

Multiplying both sides by `x+7`, we get

`x+5=2x+14`

`5=x+14`

`-9=x`.