Answer:
- as written, -4/15
- with parentheses, 4
Step-by-step explanation:
As the problem is written, you have ...
[tex]\dfrac{x}{4} =x+\dfrac{1}{5}\\\\5x=20x+4\qquad\text{multiply by 20}\\\\-15x=4\\\\x=-\dfrac{4}{15}[/tex]
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If you add parentheses to include x in the numerator, then you have ...
x/4 = (x +1)/5
[tex]5x=4(x+1)\qquad\text{multiply by 20}\\\\5x -4x = 4\qquad\text{eliminate parentheses, subtract 4x}\\\\x=4[/tex]
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Additional comment
We include the second working because it is a fairly common mistake to neglect to put parentheses around a numerator or denominator. The solutions to such problems are not often fractions, so we suspect you intend the latter form.
