Question 1027031
your equation is:


(x+3) / 5 = (2x-1) / 2


cross multiply to get 2 * (x+3) = 5 * (2x-1)


you have to use the distributive law of multiplication in order to simplify this equation so you can solve for x.


you will get 2x + 6 = 10x - 5


add 5 to both sides of this equation and subtract 2x from both sides of this equation to get 6 + 5 = 10x - 2x


combine like terms to get 11 = 8x


divide both side of this equation by 8 to get 11/8 = x.


you could not do the simplification necessary to isolate the x terms without using the distributive law of multiplication.