Thread: solving for x with two variables

Hello,

I want to solve for x:

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

I tried to cross multiply but still could not separate the x from the y term?

Thank you.

Originally Posted by 2clients

Hello,

I want to solve for x:

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

I tried to cross multiply but still could not separate the x from the y term?

Thank you.

When you cross multiply, you should get the expression

This implies that

Now we can pull out a common factor of x on the left side.



I'm sure you can take it from here.

--Chris