How do you solve x+ \frac { 2} { 3} = \frac { 1} { 5}?

1 Answer
Jul 6, 2018

x=-7/15

Explanation:

To get rid of our fractions, we can multiply all terms by the LCM of the denominators, 15. We get

15x+10=3

We can subtract 10 from both sides to get

15x=-7

Our last step would be to divide both sides by 15 to get

x=-7/15

Hope this helps!