Algebra.Com's Answer #8735 by venugopalramana(3286)![\"\"](\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\")  
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you could please let me know if I have this right, there is no example of this kind of particular problem in my book.\r
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document.write( "This is what I did, but I am not sure it is correct.\r
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document.write( " -2 = 3x
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document.write( "If you could please let me know if i did this correctly, i would appreciate it from the bottom of my heart and the top of my grades.\r
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document.write( "Thanks ever so much,\r
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document.write( "Lizzy
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document.write( "GREAT YOU HAVE DONE VERY WELL..LET ME SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENTS....
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document.write( "is what you have written .it should be 
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document.write( "I AM SURE IT IS A SLIP IN TYPING AS THE LATER WORKING IS CORRECT
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document.write( "NOW ON TO A BETTER ALTERNATIVE...GOLDEN RULE LIZZY IS \"LOOK FOR COMMON FACTORS\"
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document.write( "we have 1/x common so take it out in the begining
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document.write( "we get from..
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document.write( "=(1/x)(5-3)=3
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document.write( "or (1/x)2=3...cross multiplying 1*2=3*x..or x=2/3..as YOU HAVE GOT CORRECTLY..HOPE IT IS CLEAR..KEEP IT UP!!\r
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