rip brilliant community problems part 2

Algebra Level 2

k + 2 3 = k 4 5 \frac{k+2}{3}=\frac{k-4}{5}


The answer is -11.

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3 solutions

Zakir Husain
Jun 6, 2021

( k + 2 3 × 1 5 = k 4 5 × 1 5 ) \left(\dfrac{k+2}{3}\red{\times}\blue{1}\red{5}=\dfrac{k-4}{5}\blue{\times}\red{1}\blue{5}\right) 5 k + 10 = 3 k 12 \Rightarrow \red{5k}\blue{+}\red{10}\blue{=}\red{3k}\blue{-}\red{12} 2 k = 2 2 \Rightarrow \red{2}\blue{k}\red{=}\blue{2}\red{2} k = 1 1 \Rightarrow \boxed{\red{k}\blue{=}\red{-}\blue{1}\red{1}}

Rohan Joshi
Jun 6, 2021

I will miss community problems 😔 Rearranging, we get 5k+10=3k-12 Thus 2k=-22, k=-11

Marvin Kalngan
Jun 8, 2021

There's no place like Brilliant.

k + 2 3 = k 4 5 \dfrac{k+2}{3}=\dfrac{k-4}{5}

5 ( k + 2 ) = 3 ( k 4 ) 5(k+2)=3(k-4)

5 k + 10 = 3 k 12 5k+10=3k-12

2 k = 22 2k=-22

2 k 2 = 22 2 \dfrac{2k}{2}=\dfrac{-22}{2}

k = 11 \boxed{k=-11}

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