Question

How do you solve `\frac { 5x + 7} { 5} = \frac { 11x - 6} { 3}`?

Answer 1

I got `x=51/40`

Explanation:

Let us rearrange it moving the denominators through the `=` sign to get:

`3(5x+7)=5(11x-6)`

`15x+21=55x-30`

`15x-55x=-30-21`
`-40x=-51`
`x=51/40`