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Solve the equation for x 4x-5=23
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Solve the following math using distributive property
17/3 ( x-3/2)=-5/4
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The chioces are 47/68 23/40 17/40 87/68
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That’s wrong I have u the answer chioces Wich was the right one
Answered by GPT 3.5
To solve the equation 4x - 5 = 23, we can follow these steps:

1. Add 5 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term with x.
4x - 5 + 5 = 23 + 5
4x = 28

2. Divide both sides of the equation by 4 to solve for x.
(4x) / 4 = 28 / 4
x = 7

Therefore, the solution to the equation 4x - 5 = 23 is x = 7.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To solve the equation 17/3 (x - 3/2) = -5/4 using the distributive property, we need to distribute the 17/3 to both terms inside the parentheses. Here are the steps:

1. Distribute 17/3 to x and -3/2:
(17/3) * x - (17/3) * (3/2) = -5/4

Simplifying the right side:
(17/3) * x - (17/2) * (1/2) = -5/4

2. Multiply the fractions:
(17/3) * x - (17/4) = -5/4

3. Multiply the numerator of the first fraction by the denominator of the second fraction and vice versa:
(17/3) * x - (17 * 1)/(4 * 1) = -5/4

Simplifying further:
(17/3) * x - 17/4 = -5/4

4. To solve for x, we want to isolate the term with x.
Move the constant term -17/4 to the right side of the equation by adding it to both sides:
(17/3) * x = -5/4 + 17/4

Simplifying the right side:
(17/3) * x = 12/4

Simplifying further:
(17/3) * x = 3

5. To solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by (17/3):
((17/3) * x) / (17/3) = 3 / (17/3)

Simplifying the left side:
x = 3 / (17/3)

To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
x = 3 * (3/17)

Simplifying further by canceling out common factors:
x = 9/17

Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = 9/17.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Apologies for the confusion. Let's go through the steps again to solve the equation:

1. Distribute 17/3 to both terms inside the parentheses:
(17/3) * x - (17/3) * (3/2) = -5/4

Simplifying:
(17/3) * x - (17/2) = -5/4

2. Multiply the fractions:
(17/3) * x - (17/2) = -5/4

3. Multiply the numerators of both fractions:
(17/3) * x - (17 * 1) = -5/4

Simplifying further:
(17/3) * x - 17 = -5/4

4. To solve for x, isolate the term with x by moving the constant term:
(17/3) * x = -5/4 + 17

Simplifying:
(17/3) * x = -5/4 + 68/4

(17/3) * x = 63/4

5. To solve for x, divide both sides by (17/3):
((17/3) * x) / (17/3) = (63/4) / (17/3)

Simplifying the left side:
x = (63/4) * (3/17)

Simplifying further by canceling out common factors:
x = (21/4) * (1/17)

Simplifying:
x = 21/68

Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = 21/68. None of the provided choices match this solution.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Apologies for the confusion. Let's go through the steps again to solve the equation and match it with the choices:

1. Distribute 17/3 to both terms inside the parentheses:
(17/3) * x - (17/3) * (3/2) = -5/4

Simplifying:
(17/3) * x - (17/2) = -5/4

2. Multiply the fractions:
(17/3) * x - (17/2) = -5/4

3. Multiply the numerators of both fractions:
(17/3) * x - (17 * 1) = -5/4

Simplifying further:
(17/3) * x - 17 = -5/4

4. To solve for x, isolate the term with x by moving the constant term:
(17/3) * x = -5/4 + 17

Simplifying:
(17/3) * x = -5/4 + 68/4

(17/3) * x = 63/4

5. To solve for x, divide both sides by (17/3):
((17/3) * x) / (17/3) = (63/4) / (17/3)

Simplifying the left side:
x = (63/4) * (3/17)

Simplifying further by canceling out common factors:
x = (63/4) * (3/17)

x = 189/68

Comparing this result, x = 189/68, to the choices provided, we can see that the correct choice is 189/68.