SOLUTION: if 3a+b/5b-4a=1/2, what is the value of 2a/3b

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Question 608001: if 3a+b/5b-4a=1/2, what is the value of 2a/3b
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Hi

%283a%2Bb%29%2F%285b-4a%29=1%2F2  |Cross Multiplying 

 2(3a+b) = 5b-4a

  6a + 2b = 5b-4a

   10a = highlight%283b%29

what is the value of 2a/3b

    2a/10a = 1/5