SOLUTION: 5x-3=9x=7

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Question 43905: 5x-3=9x=7
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you meant
5x - 3 = 9x + 7
then we subtract 5x from bth sides and get
-3 = 4x + 7
now subtract 7 from both sides and get
-10 = 4x
now divide by 4 and reduce giving us
x = -5/2