Answer:
x = 35/9 or 3 8/9
Step-by-step explanation:
removing the fractions implies using the distributive property, which is multiplying each term outside the parentheses by each term inside
in this problem, after distributing 3/5 we get:
3/5x - 3 = -2/3
we want to isolate the 'x' so we undo subtraction first by adding 3 to each side to get:
3/5x = 9/3 - 2/3
3/5 x = 7/3
x = 7/3 × 5/3
x = 35/9
3/5x = 7/3
we can get the 'x' by itself if we multiply each side by the reciprocal of 3/5, which is 5/3 to get:
x = 7/3 × 5/3
x = 35/3
