SOLUTION: solve using reduced fractions not decimals 3/4=-2/5x+1/2

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Question 240449: solve using reduced fractions not decimals
3/4=-2/5x+1/2
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2F4+= -2%2F5x + 1%2F2
Multiply equation by 20
20*3%2F4+= 20*-2%2F5x + 20*1%2F2
Cancel the denominators, resulting in:
5(3) = 4(-2)x + 10
:
15 = -8x + 10
:
+8x = 10 - 15
:
x = -5%2F8