SOLUTION: Please solve for x 3/x=(x-4)/7

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3/x=(x-4)/7

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Please solve for x
3/x=(x-4)/7
Cross multiply
3*7 = x*(x-4)
21 = x^2 - 4x

(x-7)*(x+3) = 0
x = 7
x = -3

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