document.write( "Question 263134: solve: 2/5x + 1/3 (x-4)= 1/5 (x-3) \n" ); document.write( "

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I assume the original equation was
\n" ); document.write( "(i) $\"%282%2F5%29x+%2B+%281%2F3%29+%28x-4%29+=+%281%2F5%29+%28x-3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "step 1 - multiply by 15 to get
\n" ); document.write( "(ii) $\"6x+%2B+5%28x-4%29+=+3%28x-3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "step 2 - distribute to get
\n" ); document.write( "(iii) $\"6x+%2B+5x+-+20+=+3x+-+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "step 3 - combine like terms to get
\n" ); document.write( "(iv) $\"11x+-+20+=+3x+-+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "step 4 - subtract 3x and add 20 to get
\n" ); document.write( "(vi) $\"8x+=+11\"$
\n" ); document.write( "divide to get
\n" ); document.write( " x = 11/8 \n" ); document.write( "

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