SOLUTION: find "x" a(x-3)+8=b(x-1)

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Question 96146: find "x"
a(x-3)+8=b(x-1)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find "x"
a(x-3)+8=b(x-1)
ax-3a+8 = bx-b
Get the x terms together on one side:
ax-bx = 3a-b-8
x(a-b) = 3a-b-8
x = [3a-b-8]/[a-b]
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Cheers,
Stan H.