Question

Please help me out with this one because I don't know how to answer this .

Answer 1

x = 3

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the equation, we need to cross multiply, so:

`\begin{gathered} (x)/(3)=(x+2)/(5) \\ x\cdot5^{}=3\cdot(x+2) \end{gathered}`

Then, we can apply the distributive property:

`\begin{gathered} 5x=3(x)+3(2) \\ 5x=3x+6 \end{gathered}`

Subtract 3x from both sides of the equation:

`\begin{gathered} 5x-3x=3x+6-3x \\ 2x=6 \end{gathered}`

Finally, divide both sides by 2:

`\begin{gathered} (2x)/(2)=(6)/(2) \\ x=3 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the value of x is 3.