Solve u+2/12=5/8

$$\frac { u + 2 } { 12 } = \frac { 5 } { 8 }$$

Solve for u

$$u = \frac{11}{2} = 5\frac{1}{2} = 5.5$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by 12.

$$u+2=\frac{5}{8}\times 12$$

Express \frac{5}{8}\times 12 as a single fraction.

$$u+2=\frac{5\times 12}{8}$$

Multiply 5 and 12 to get 60.

$$u+2=\frac{60}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{60}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$u+2=\frac{15}{2}$$

Subtract 2 from both sides.

$$u=\frac{15}{2}-2$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{4}{2}.

$$u=\frac{15}{2}-\frac{4}{2}$$

Since \frac{15}{2} and \frac{4}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$u=\frac{15-4}{2}$$

Subtract 4 from 15 to get 11.

$$u=\frac{11}{2}$$