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

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-15T16:14:27

$x=-14/3$

$3=-5/(x+3)$
$3(x+3)=-5$
$3x+9=-5$
$3x=-14$
$x=-14/3$

Multiply by $(x+3)$ on both sides first. Next distribute the $3$ into $(x+3)$ . Then use PEMDAS to solve.

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