How do you solve $(9x-4)/(5x+2)=3.2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-23T07:03:16

$x=-52/35$

It is equivalent to:

$9x-4=3.2(5x+2) and (5x+2)!=0$

that's

$9x-4=16x+6.4 and x!=-2/5$

$9x-16x=4+6.4 and x!=-2/5$

$-7x=10.4 and x!=-2/5$

$x=10.4/-7=104/10*(-1/7)=-52/35$

How do you solve (9x-4)/(5x+2)=3.2(9x-4)/(5x+2)=3.2?