SOLUTION: -2/7x+8=5/14x-12

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Question 161837: -2/7x+8=5/14x-12
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-2/7x+8=5/14x-12
-2x/7+8=5x/14-12
-2x/7-5x/14=-12-8
(-2x*2-5x)/14=-20
-4x-5x=-20*14
-9x=-280
x=-280/-9
x=280/9 answer.
Proof:
(-2/7)(280/9)+8=(5/14)(280/9)-12
-560/63+8=1400/126-12
-1120/126-1400/126=-12-8
-2520/126=-20
-20=-20