SOLUTION: For what value of x will the two expressions 8+x/12+x and 6+x/9+x be equal?

Question 1095738: For what value of x will the two expressions 8+x/12+x and 6+x/9+x be equal?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The equation as you show it is

But I suspect the equation you want to solve is

The form of the first equation is very unusual; that's why I suspect the second equation might be what was intended.

But both equations have "nice" answers; so either equation might be the intended one.

First option...

Second option...

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