SOLUTION: 1/5(x+3)-4=1/2(x+7)

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Question 314809: 1/5(x+3)-4=1/2(x+7)
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1/5(x+3)-4=1/2(x+7)
1/5x+1/5*3-4=1/2x+1/2*7
-3/5x+3/5-4=7/2
-3/5x+3/5-20/5=7/2
-3/5x-17/5=7/2
-3/5x=7/2+17/5
-3/5x=35/10+34/10
-3/5x=69/10
x=69/10*-5/3
x=-345/30
x=-11.5 or -11 1/2