I have the following expression - (5+4/3)x-(10/3)=-16 x=-2 Can someone please show me the steps to x=-2 as I am not getting this when checking my workings. Thanks
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Hi there, (5+4/3)x-(10/3)=-16 (5+4/3)x=-16+(10/3) (19/3)x=-(38/3) x=-(38/3)/(19/3) x = -114/57 x=-2, here it is
Thanks - I can see where I was going wrong. -16 needs to be multiplied by 3 in order to have a common denominator with 10/3.
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