anonymous one year ago Solve for x. Express the answer in simplest form. http://static.k12.com/bank_packages/files/media/mathml_813cf4caea1e291a97efa8f8441e5ef124425cf9_1.gif

1. Nnesha

|dw:1434463151213:dw| cross multiply like this ^^

2. anonymous

Ok thank you

3. Nnesha

|dw:1434463256534:dw| let me know what you get :-)

4. anonymous

5/15 :) ?

5. anonymous

@Nnesha

6. Nnesha

|dw:1434463378112:dw| after cross multiplication now solve for x

7. Nnesha

nope that's incrroect :(

8. anonymous

I dont know, 6 x 3 - 1 equals 17 and thats the closest i can get to 15, but idk :/ I'm probably doing it wrong, @Nnesha

9. Nnesha

it's not multiplication that's a x $\huge\rm 6x-1 =15$ solve for x

10. anonymous

OH i got confused ok omg

11. Nnesha

first move -1 to the right side :-)

12. anonymous

6x - 1 = 15 -1

13. anonymous

16

14. Nnesha

nope when u move any variable or number from left to right or right to left sign should change

15. Nnesha

yes right add 1 u will get 16 :-)

16. Nnesha

now divide both sides by 6

17. anonymous

so is it 6 divided by 6 and 16 divided by 6

18. anonymous

or 1 divided by 6 and 16 divided by 6

19. Nnesha

6 should be at the bottom bec 16 i already at the top

20. Nnesha

$\frac{ 6x }{ 6 } =\frac{ 16 }{ 6 }$

21. anonymous

so i divide those?

22. Nnesha

yes right 6/6 and 16/6 i guess u should reduce the fraction depends on ur answer choices :-)

23. anonymous

i dont have any answer choices, i just have to put in the fraction that i find

24. anonymous

6/6 = 1 and when i divided 16 into 6 it gave me 2.66666666667

25. Nnesha

alright that's a decimal 16/6 = what ? in fraction form

26. anonymous

2 2/3

27. Nnesha

yes that's right or 8/3 :-) nice!

28. anonymous

Alright, thank you so much for helping me with all of that (:

29. Nnesha

my pleasure :-)