SOLUTION: 2/x+2=3/4x+17/8

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Question 273713: 2/x+2=3/4x+17/8
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%2Fx%2B2=3%2F%284x%29%2B17%2F8 times each number by a 1 that makes all the denominators the same

16%2F%288x%29%2B%2816x%29%2F%288x%29=6%2F%288x%29%2B%2817x%29%2F%288x%29
0=-10%2F%288x%29%2B%28x%29%2F%288x%29
0=x-10%2F%288x%29
0=x-10
10=x
check
2%2F10%2B2=3%2F%284%2810%29%29%2B17%2F8
2.2=3%2F%2840%29%2B17%2F8
2.2=2.2