SOLUTION: How do you solve 3(c-2)/2 = 2(2c+3)/5 ? Thank you

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Question 257181: How do you solve 3(c-2)/2 = 2(2c+3)/5 ?
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Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
First let's get rid of the fractions by multiplying both sides by 10 to give us:
15(c-2) = 4(2c+3) This can be rewritten as:
15c-30=8c+12 Add 30 to both sides to be:
15c=8c+42 Now subtract 8c from both sides to be:
7c=42 Divide both sides by 7 will result in:
c=6
Make sense?
RJ
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