Solve the equation 3/x-4=1/5

The very first thing we want to do in this equation is to isolate x on one side (preferably the left side).

3/x - 4 = 1/5

We get rid of any constants first, by performing the inverse property;

The inverse property of subtraction is addition, so we add 4 to both sides:

+4        +4

3/x = 4 1/5

3 is being divided by x, so the inverse operation of division is multiplication. So we multiply by 1/3 on both sides.

x1/3    x1/3

X = 1 4/10 which simplifies to 1 2/5.