The problem
My answer key for this problem States is 3/5
Answer provided by our tutors
The answer key is wrong.
To check the solution plug the value for x = 17/19 into the equation:
-4(3x-5)=7x+3
-4(3*(17/19) - 5) = 7*(17/19) + 3
-12*(17/19) + 20 = 7*(17/19) + 3
(-12*17 + 19*20)/19 = (7*17 + 19*3)/19
176/19 = 176/19
The left side of the equation is equal to the right side of the equation follow that x = 17/19 is indeed the solution for the equation -4(3x-5)=7x+3.
Now we will prove the x = 3/5 is not a solution for -4(3x-5)=7x+3.
Plug x = 3 into -4(3x-5)=7x+3:
-4(3*(3/5)-5)=7*(3/5)+3
-4(9/5 - 5) = 21/5 + 3
-36/5 + 20 = (21 + 3*5)/5
(-36 + 20*5)/5 = 36/5
64/5 = 36/5 <- this statement is false (left side is different than the right side) thus x = 3/5 is not a solution for the equation -4(3x-5)=7x+3.