SOLUTION: solve: 2/5x + 1/3 (x-4)= 1/5 (x-3)

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Question 263134: solve: 2/5x + 1/3 (x-4)= 1/5 (x-3)
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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I assume the original equation was
(i) %282%2F5%29x+%2B+%281%2F3%29+%28x-4%29+=+%281%2F5%29+%28x-3%29
step 1 - multiply by 15 to get
(ii) 6x+%2B+5%28x-4%29+=+3%28x-3%29
step 2 - distribute to get
(iii) 6x+%2B+5x+-+20+=+3x+-+9
step 3 - combine like terms to get
(iv) 11x+-+20+=+3x+-+9
step 4 - subtract 3x and add 20 to get
(vi) 8x+=+11
divide to get
x = 11/8