yeah so i have to find the value of x in 5 / 3 - 5 = 3 / 2 . x and i uh. forgot what to do to isolate the x on one side
#dumb question but i forgot how to do it
slow lake
slow lake
yea
fleet crag
$\frac{5}{3} - 5 = \frac{3}{2x} \ \ \frac{5 - 15}{3} = \frac{3}{2x} \ \ \frac{-10}{3} = \frac{3}{2x} \ \ -10 × 2x = 3 × 3 \ \ -20x = 9 \ \ x = \frac{9}{-20} = -0.45$
slow lake
10x/3 - 10x = 3
-20x = 9
20x=-9
uhhhhh sorry im a little dumb, could you go uh. step by step?
fleet crag
The fourth step is cross multiplication
jaunty sphinx
uhhhhh sorry im a little dumb, could you go uh. step by step?
multiply both sides by 2x and then simplify
slow lake
oh that's almost it, just that the -5 is part of the denominator
jaunty sphinx
or mizere's method
spare craterBOT
Mizere
jaunty sphinx
what
fleet crag
So the denominator is (3 - 5)?
slow lake
yeah
fleet crag
jaunty sphinx
so -2
fleet crag
Why isnt it just -2
jaunty sphinx
slow lake
yeah idk why i had to uh, clarify that cause i only wanted to know the x part
jaunty sphinx
then you get -3/5
fleet crag
$\frac{3}{-2} = \frac{3}{2x}?$
spare craterBOT
Mizere
jaunty sphinx
just multiply out x 💀
slow lake
yeah i got it
fleet crag
$3×2x = -2 × 3 \ \ 6x = -6 \ \ x = -1$
slow lake
oh right i had to do something to close the thing after thanking both of you
spare craterBOT
Mizere
jaunty sphinx
🤨
fleet crag
Okay whatever
slow lake
uh, thanks again cause you were a big help
jaunty sphinx
no worries