Solve for x: 5 over x equals 4 over quantity x plus 3 5 3 −3 −15

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asked Jan 11, 2020 180k views

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Lodkkx · Answer 1 · 2020-01-16T10:59:01+0000

Answer:

x = - 15

Explanation:

The equation is
(5)/(x)=(4)/(x+3)

We now cross mulitply and do algebra to figure the value of x (shown below):

$(5)/(x)=(4)/(x+3)\\5(x+3)=4(x)\\5x+15=4x\\5x-4x=-15\\x=-15$

Hence x = -15