What is the value of x?
A. 5
B. 2.5
C. 7.5
D. 10

Answer:
x = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
x is to x+5 what x-2 is 70 x+1
x/x+5 = x-2/x+1
x(x+1) = (x-2)(x+5)
x^2+x = x^2+ 5x - 2x - 10
x^2 - x^2 = -x + 5x - 2x - 10
10 = 2x
x = 5