SOLUTION: What is the answer to the equation: 1/3x+1=-1/3x-8

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Question 897142: What is the answer to the equation: 1/3x+1=-1/3x-8
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2F3%29x%2B1=-%281%2F3%29x-8
Multiply both sides by 3
x%2B3=-x-24
2x=-27
x=-27%2F2