Question #N55
What is the value of $x$ that satisfies the equation $\frac{x-5}{x+3} = 2$?
A. -11
B. -1
C. 1
D. 11
Correct Answer is: D
To solve for x, we multiply both sides of the equation by $x+3$: $(x+3) \cdot \frac{x-5}{x+3} = 2(x+3)$. This simplifies to $x-5 = 2x + 6$. Subtracting x and 6 from both sides, we get $-11 = x$, or $x = -11$.