What is the answer to 1/3 (9x-12)=5x-21 ?

The answer to 1/3 (9x-12)=5x-21 is x= 17/2

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1/3 (9x-12)=5x-21

\frac{1}{3} (9 x - 12) = 5 x - 21

x = \frac{17}{2}

Decimal Notation

x = 8.5

Solution steps

\frac{1}{3} (9 x - 12) = 5 x - 21

Expand

\frac{1}{3} (9 x - 12) : 3 x - 4

3 x - 4 = 5 x - 21

Move

4

to the right side

3 x = 5 x - 17

Move

5 x

to the left side

- 2 x = - 17

Divide both sides by

- 2

x = \frac{17}{2}

n + 9 = - 3

- 2 (x - 1) - x + 3 = - 1 - 1

3 x - 2 (5 x - 7) = 5 x + 12 (3 x + 1)

13 x = - 104

- 1 = - 3 x + 2 x

What is the answer to 1/3 (9x-12)=5x-21 ?
The answer to 1/3 (9x-12)=5x-21 is x= 17/2
Solve for x: 1/3 (9x-12)=5x-21
The solution is x= 17/2