SOLUTION: -1/9(x-27)+1/3(x+3)=x-3 Please help solve the equation.

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Question 179305: -1/9(x-27)+1/3(x+3)=x-3
Please help solve the equation.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-1/9(x-27)+1/3(x+3)=x-3
Multiply thru by -9 to get rid of the fractions:
(x-27) + -3(x+3) = -9(x-3)
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Simplify:
x - 27 - 3x - 9 = -9x + 27
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Rearrange:
7x = 63
x = 9
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Cheers,
Stan H.