SOLUTION: What is x when (x/-14)=(x/10)+(4/5)

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Question 793043: What is x when (x/-14)=(x/10)+(4/5)
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x%2F-14%29=%28x%2F10%29%2B%284%2F5%29
%28x%2F-14%29=%28x%2F10%29%2B%282%2A4%2F%282%2A5%29%29
%28x%2F-14%29=x%2F10%2B8%2F10
%28x%2F-14%29=%28x%2B8%29%2F10.....cross multiply
x%2A10=%28x%2B8%29%28-14%29
10x+=-14x-112
10x+%2B14x=-112
24x=-112
x=-112%2F24
x=-%28112%3A8%29%2F%2824%3A8%29
highlight%28x=-14%2F3%29 or, as decimal
x=-4.6666666666666666666666666666667