SOLUTION: Solve Algecraically: {{{5/x+4 - 3/x+2 = 4}}}

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Question 849490: Solve Algecraically:
5%2Fx%2B4+-+3%2Fx%2B2+=+4
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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You ask for how to solve this: 5%2Fx%2B4+-+3%2Fx%2B2+=+4

Multiply left and right sides by x which clears the denominators.
5%2B4x-3%2B2x=4x
Now isolate the terms of x.
4x%2B2x-4x=-5%2B3
2x=-2
x=-1------DONE.