Carcass wrote:
If
2+3n3+2n =54 , what is the value of n?
We can make the fraction
2+3n3+2n much easier to work with by finding an EQUIVALENT fraction.
Take:
2+3n3+2nMultiply top and bottom by n to get:
2n+33n+2So, the original equation becomes:
2n+33n+2=54Cross multiply to get:
4(2n+3)=5(3n+2)Expand to get:
8n+12=15n+10Subtract 8n from both sides to get:
12=7n+10Subtract 10 from both sides to get:
2=7nDivide both sides by 7 to get:
27=nAnswer:
27Cheers,
Brent