SOLUTION: x-1/3 = x+1/5

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IF YOU HAVE (X-1)/3=(X+1)/5 THEN 3(X+1)=5(X-1) OR 3X+3=5X-5 OR 3X-5X=-5-3 OR
-2X=-8 OR X=-8/-2 OR X=4
PROOF (4-1)/3=(4+1)/5 OR 3/3=5/5 OR 1=1