(x-4)/6 = (2x+5)/2
The easiest way to solve this is to just cross multiply...so we have
2(x-4) = 6(2x+5) Expanding, we have
2x-8 = 12x+30 Subtract 12x from both sides
-10x-8 = 30 Add 8 to both sides
-10x = 38 Divide both sides by -10
x = -38/10 = -19/5
