SOLUTION: Need help solving this equation and checking it to. 3/4(2/5x-3/7)-1/3x=2/7(1/3x-3)-(-2/5x-4/7)

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Question 872110: Need help solving this equation and checking it to.
3/4(2/5x-3/7)-1/3x=2/7(1/3x-3)-(-2/5x-4/7)

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%283%2F10%29x-9%2F28-%281%2F3%29x=%282%2F21%29x-6%2F7%2B%282%2F5%29x%2B4%2F7
Multiply both sides by 420 (the LCM of (10,28,3,21,7,5,7).
126x-135-140x=40x-360%2B168x%2B240
126x-140x-40x-168x=-360%2B240%2B135
-222x=15
x=-15%2F222
highlight%28x=-5%2F74%29