Simple: Solve for 'X'

**whatever** · October 20th 2008, 11:26 AM

i have found an answer to this but i would like to know if i am right. what do ye get?

Code:

X+1             2X+1            X + 2
___      =      ____       +   _____
 2              10               3

Solve for X!

**masters** · October 20th 2008, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by whatever

i have found an answer to this but i would like to know if i am right. what do ye get?

Code:

X+1             2X+1            X + 2
___      =      ____       +   _____
 2              10               3

Solve for X!

Multiply every term by the LCD which is 30.

$30\left(\frac{x+1}{2}\right)=30\left(\frac{2x+1}{1 0}\right)+30\left(\frac{x+2}{3}\right)$

$15x+15=6x+3+10x+20$

Combine terms and solve......can you finish it?

**whatever** · October 20th 2008, 11:53 AM

what i have originally is 25, is that right?

**masters** · October 20th 2008, 12:00 PM

Multiply every term by the LCD which is 30.

$30\left(\frac{x+1}{2}\right)=30\left(\frac{2x+1}{1 0}\right)+30\left(\frac{x+2}{3}\right)$

$15x+15=6x+3+10x+20$

$15x+15=16x+23$

$-x=8$

$\boxed{x=-8}$

**whatever** · October 20th 2008, 12:59 PM

cheers mate, i had the right idea but I was doing it wrong somehow. nice one

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