document.write( "Question 809300: please help me find out the answer for y-3=2/5(x+1) please i have to solve for X. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #487554 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Is this the problem:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+3+=+%282%2F5+%29%2A%28+x+%2B+1+%29+\"$ ?
\n" ); document.write( "If so,
\n" ); document.write( "first add $\"+3+\"$ to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+%282%2F5+%29%2A%28+x+%2B+1+%29+%2B+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then multiply both sides by $\"+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5y+=+-2%2A%28+x+%2B+1+%29+%2B+15+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now do the multiplication on the right side
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5y+=+2x+%2B+2+%2B+15+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5y+=+2x+%2B+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now subtract $\"+17+\"$ from both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5y+-+17+=+2x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now divide both sides by $\"+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+%281%2F2%29%2A%28+5y+-+17+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------
\n" ); document.write( "There is a simple way to check answer
\n" ); document.write( "Just pick any number for $\"x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+11+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+3+=+%282%2F5+%29%2A%28+x+%2B+1+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+3+=+%282%2F5+%29%2A%28+11+%2B+1+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+3+=+%282%2F5%29%2A12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+24%2F5+%2B+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+24%2F5+%2B+15%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+39%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now Do the same with the answer:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+%281%2F2%29%2A%28+5y+-+17+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+11+=+%281%2F2%29%2A%28+5y+-+17+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+22+=+5y+-+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5y+=+39+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+39%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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