SOLUTION: 5. Solve for x: (x – 7)/5 – 5/2 = (x + 9)/10

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Question 127281This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: 5. Solve for x:
(x – 7)/5 – 5/2 = (x + 9)/10
This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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(x-7)/5-5/2=(x+9)/10
[2(x-7)-5*5]/10=(x+9)/10 thus:
2x-14-25=x+9
2x-x=9+14+25
x=48 answer.
proof:
(48-7)/5-5/2=(48+9)/10
41/5-5/2=57/10
[(2*41)-5*5)]/10=57/10
[82-25]/10=57/10
57/10=57/10