SOLUTION: What is the answer to the following proportion: x + 4 over x + 1 = 2x over 12 ? The answer I got was: (x - 8)(x + 3). Our book says the answer should be 8. Thank

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Question 866861: What is the answer to the following proportion:
x + 4 over x + 1 = 2x over 12 ?
The answer I got was: (x - 8)(x + 3). Our book says the answer should be 8.
Thank you, Bill Whitener

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