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

The answer to (x-3)/5 =3x-1 is x= 1/7

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(x-3)/5 =3x-1

\frac{x - 3}{5} = 3 x - 1

x = \frac{1}{7}

Decimal Notation

x = 0.14285 \dots

Solution steps

\frac{x - 3}{5} = 3 x - 1

Multiply both sides by

5

x - 3 = 15 x - 5

Move

3

to the right side

x = 15 x - 2

Move

15 x

to the left side

- 14 x = - 2

Divide both sides by

- 14

x = \frac{1}{7}

x, 10 x - y = 48

b, - 5 + b = h

164 = b + 27

8 (x - 5) = 8 x + 40

9 = 8 (n + 4) - 7