SOLUTION: Solve (4 + 3x / 5) - 7/2 = 3

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Question 65091This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
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(4 + 3x / 5) - 7/2 = 3 This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

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(4+3x/5)-7/2=3
4+.6x-3.5=3
.6x=3-4+3.5
.6x=2.5
x=2.5/.6
x=4 1/6 or 4.166666 or 25/6
proof
4+3(25/6)/5-7/2=3
4+75/6*1/5-3.5=3
4+75/30-3.5=3
4+2.5-3.5=3
6.5-3.5=3
3=3