Can someone please help me with the solution to this question that was under Arithmetic and Algebra Session 8 for homework. I can’t find the solution in any of the following sessions and this one was really difficult for me. I would appreciate a step by step way that you went about the problem and not merely the answer if that’s possible.
Please share your approach first. That way we can correct any errors you have in your mind.
Thanks for the advice. My first approach was to relate the two equations somehow but I got stuck. I just now thought to try another approach which was guessing values for x and I think I was able to get the right answer. Now I guess my question would be is there a faster or better way to solve this problem.
The hint here is that the options are all in terms of x, so you don’t need to find x specifically. Try multiplying both sides of the equation by x.