SOLUTION: 2/x-1=3/2x+4 find x.

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Question 696692: 2/x-1=3/2x+4
find x.
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2/(x - 1) = 3/(2x + 4)
2(2x + 4) = 3(x - 1) {cross-multiplied}
4x + 8 = 3x - 3 {used distributive property}
x = -11 {subtracted 3x and subtracted 8 from each side}

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