SOLUTION: can someone help me plss before monday? solve the equation. 16. 2x-1/5 - x+2/15 =1

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Question 473482: can someone help me plss before monday?
solve the equation.
16. 2x-1/5 - x+2/15 =1
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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this problem looks like:
%28%282x-1%29%2F5%29+-+%28%28x%2B2%29%2F15%29+=+1
if so, then you would solve it as follows:
multiply both sides of this equation by 15.
you equation then becomes:
3%2A%282x-1%29+-+%28x%2B2%29+=+15
expand this equation to get:
6x+-+3+-+x+-+2+=+15
combine like terms to get:
5x+-+5+=+15
add 5 to both sides of this equation to get:
5x+=+20
divide both sides of this equation by 5 to get:
x+=+4