What is the answer to (x+2)/(x+1)= 3/5 ?

The answer to (x+2)/(x+1)= 3/5 is x=-7/2

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(x+2)/(x+1)= 3/5

\frac{x + 2}{x + 1} = \frac{3}{5}

x = - \frac{7}{2}

Decimal Notation

x = - 3.5

Solution steps

\frac{x + 2}{x + 1} = \frac{3}{5}

Cross multiply

5 x + 10 = 3 x + 3

Move

10

to the right side

5 x = 3 x - 7

Move

3 x

to the left side

2 x = - 7

Divide both sides by

2

x = - \frac{7}{2}

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

x = - 1

Combine undefined points with solutions:

x = - \frac{7}{2}

2 x = \frac{3 x ^{2} - 16}{x}

\frac{1}{x - 3} = - \frac{1}{x + 2}

\frac{x + 3}{x + 5} = \frac{4}{x}

\frac{4}{3 x - 2} = \frac{6}{2 x + 1}

\frac{15}{x} = x - 2

What is the answer to (x+2)/(x+1)= 3/5 ?
The answer to (x+2)/(x+1)= 3/5 is x=-7/2
Solve for x: (x+2)/(x+1)= 3/5
The solution is x=-7/2