SOLUTION: What is x/x+2 = 5/7 and how do you determine the answer?

Question 767446: What is x/x+2 = 5/7 and how do you determine the answer?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, rothauserc:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x/x+2 = 5/7
7x = 5x+10
2x =10
x = 5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when two fractions are equal we can cross multiply - that is, numerator of the first fraction times the denominator of the second fraction equals the denominator of the first fraction times the numerator of the second fraction
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x/x+2 = 5/7, cross multiplying we get
7x = 5*(x+2)
7x = 5x +10
subtract 5x from both sides of the =
2x = 10
x = 5

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