SOLUTION: please help me solve this: 3/x-2/(x+1)=4/x

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Question 428238: please help me solve this:
3/x-2/(x+1)=4/x
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2Fx-2%2F%28x%2B1%29=4%2Fx
-2%2F%28x%2B1%29=4%2Fx+-+3%2Fx
-2%2F%28x%2B1%29=1%2Fx
-2x+=+%28x%2B1%29
-3x+=+1
x+=+-1%2F3
Check your answer by pluggin in the value and seeing that is results in something that is "true"
3%2Fx-2%2F%28x%2B1%29=4%2Fx
3%2F%28-1%2F3%29+-+2%2F%282%2F3%29+=+4%2F%28-1%2F3%29
-9+-+3+=+-12
-12+=+-12 which is true