SOLUTION: how do you solve x/4+5 = 3x/8-1??

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Question 340736: how do you solve x/4+5 = 3x/8-1??
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x/4 +5 = 3x/8 -1
2x+40=3x-8 multiply 8 times each side.
-x=-48
x=48
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Ed