SOLUTION: 2 9 5x ____= _ - ____ x+2 8 4x+8 I hope you understand the way I wrote it?? heres a different way. . . same problem. 2/x+2=9/8-5x/4x+8

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Question 94993: 2 9 5x
____= _ - ____
x+2 8 4x+8


I hope you understand the way I wrote it??
heres a different way. . . same problem.
2/x+2=9/8-5x/4x+8

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2 9 5x
____= _ - ____
x+2 8 4(x+2)
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Multiply thru by 8(x+2) to get:
2*8 = 9(x+2) - 5x(2)
16 = 9x+18 -10x
16 = -x+18
x = 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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