How do you solve $\frac{2}{3 + x} = 25$ $2/(3+x) = 25$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-26T03:06:05

First multiply both sides by $(3 + x)$ $(3+x)$ :

$2 = 25 (3 + x) = 75 + 25 x$ $2=25(3+x)=75+25x$

Then collect like terms:

$25 x = - 73$ $25x=-73$

Divide both sides by $25$ $25$ :

$x = - \frac{73}{25} = - 2.92$ $x=-73/25=-2.92$

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