SOLUTION: 3(x-5)/2 = 2(x+5)/3 can you pleas help me solve this equation?

SOLUTION: 3(x-5)/2 = 2(x+5)/3 can you pleas help me solve this equation?

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Question 178879This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: 3(x-5)/2 = 2(x+5)/3 can you pleas help me solve this equation? This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3(x-5)/2 = 2(x+5)/3
Multiply both sides by 6:
9(x-5) = 4(x+5)
Distribute:
9x - 45 = 4x + 20
Subtract 4x from both sides:
5x - 45 = 20
Add 45 to both sides:
5x = 65
Finally divide both sides by 5:
x = 13
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