Solve for X: Finding the Value in 2/14 - 3.5x + 1/7 = 3/21 + 5.5x

Question

Find the value of the parameter X

2143.5x+17=321+5.5x \frac{2}{14}-3.5x+\frac{1}{7}=\frac{3}{21}+5.5x

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find X
00:03 Factor 14 into factors 2 and 7
00:15 Factor 21 into factors 7 and 3
00:26 Reduce what's possible
00:44 Arrange the equation so that X is isolated on one side
01:14 Collect like terms
01:30 Isolate X
01:36 Write division as multiplication by reciprocal
01:40 Make sure to multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator
01:45 And this is the solution to the problem

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, let's go through the equation step by step:

Step 1: Simplify the fractional coefficients where possible.
We know 214 \frac{2}{14} simplifies to 17 \frac{1}{7} and 321 \frac{3}{21} simplifies to 17 \frac{1}{7} . Substituting these into the equation results in:

173.5x+17=17+5.5x \frac{1}{7} - 3.5x + \frac{1}{7} = \frac{1}{7} + 5.5x

Step 2: Combine like terms.
Combine 17 \frac{1}{7} and 17 \frac{1}{7} on the left side:

273.5x=17+5.5x \frac{2}{7} - 3.5x = \frac{1}{7} + 5.5x

Step 3: Isolate the variable x x .
Subtract 5.5x 5.5x from both sides to move terms with x x to one side of the equation:

273.5x5.5x=17 \frac{2}{7} - 3.5x - 5.5x = \frac{1}{7}

Simplify to:

279x=17 \frac{2}{7} - 9x = \frac{1}{7}

Step 4: Move the constant terms to one side of the equation.
Subtract 27 \frac{2}{7} from both sides:

9x=1727 -9x = \frac{1}{7} - \frac{2}{7}

9x=17 -9x = -\frac{1}{7}

Step 5: Solve for x x by dividing both sides by 9-9:

x=179=163 x = \frac{-\frac{1}{7}}{-9} = \frac{1}{63}

Therefore, the value of x x is 163 \frac{1}{63} , which corresponds to choice number 1.

Answer

163 \frac{1}{63}