What is the answer to (x-2)/(x+5)= 6/20 ?

The answer to (x-2)/(x+5)= 6/20 is x=5

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(x-2)/(x+5)= 6/20

\frac{x - 2}{x + 5} = \frac{6}{20}

x = 5

Solution steps

\frac{x - 2}{x + 5} = \frac{6}{20}

Cross multiply

20 x - 40 = 6 x + 30

Move

40

to the right side

20 x = 6 x + 70

Move

6 x

to the left side

14 x = 70

Divide both sides by

14

x = 5

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

x = - 5

Combine undefined points with solutions:

x = 5

0.002 - \frac{24}{x ^{2}} = 0

\frac{φ}{1} = \frac{1}{( φ - 1 )}

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

\frac{k + 8}{k} - \frac{k - 4}{k} = 3

\frac{x - 5}{x - 8} = \frac{1}{x}

What is the answer to (x-2)/(x+5)= 6/20 ?
The answer to (x-2)/(x+5)= 6/20 is x=5
Solve for x: (x-2)/(x+5)= 6/20
The solution is x=5