SOLUTION: Solve: x -2/5 + x -7/3 = -1

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Question 141775: Solve:
x -2/5 + x -7/3 = -1
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X-2/5+X-7/3=-1
2X=-1+2/5+7/3
2X=(-15+2*3+7*5)/15
2X=(-15+6+35)/15
2X=26/15
X=26/15*1/2
X=26/30=13/15 ANSWER.
PROOF
13/15-2/5+13/15-7/3=-1
26/15-2/5-7/3=-1
26/15-6/15-35/15=-1
-15/15=-1
-1=-1