SOLUTION: x+1 _____ )= 2 consider the following x+3

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Question 1009816: x+1
_____ )= 2 consider the following
x+3
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+1
_____ )= 2 consider the following
x+3

That looks like an equation (x+1)/(x+3)=2 which would appear better between the rendering tags as %28x%2B1%29%2F%28x%2B3%29=2. Solve for x?

x%2B1=2%28x%2B3%29 after multiply both sides by x%2B3;

x%2B1=2x%2B6
1=x%2B6
x=1-6
highlight%28x=-5%29