SOLUTION: For the propotion 4/x+1 = 3/x+2, all of the other websites I looked at said the answer was x=-5, but I got positive five. Can someone tell me which the correct solution is? I cross

SOLUTION: For the propotion 4/x+1 = 3/x+2, all of the other websites I looked at said the answer was x=-5, but I got positive five. Can someone tell me which the correct solution is? I cross

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Question 626859: For the propotion 4/x+1 = 3/x+2, all of the other websites I looked at said the answer was x=-5, but I got positive five. Can someone tell me which the correct solution is? I cross-multiplied and got 4x + 8 = 3x + 3. Wouldn't that be x=5?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No
subtract 3x from both sides
x+8=3
subtract 5 from both sides
x=-5

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