SOLUTION: answer with work please.2/3x-5=5(x-3)

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Question 8912: answer with work please.2/3x-5=5(x-3)
Answer by Abbey(339) About Me  (Show Source):
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%282%2F3%29x-5=5%28x-3%29
clear the parentheses:
2x%2F3-5=5x-15
add 5 to both sides:
2x%2F3++=5x-10
subtract 5x from both sides:
2x%2F3-5x=-10
convert 5x to a fraction
2x%2F3-15x%2F3=-10
combine x terms:
-13x%2F3=-10
multiply both sides by 3 to clear the denominator:
-13x=-30
divide both sides by -13
x=30%2F13