Question

How do you solve `3x - \frac { 2} { 3} = \frac { 5x } { 2} + 2`?

Answer 1

`x = 16/3`

Explanation:

`3x - 2/3 = (5x)/2 + 2`

Get all the `x` terms on one side

`3x - (5x)/2 = 2 + 2/3`

Simplify

`x/2 = 8/3`

Multiply by `2`

And so `x = 16/3`