SOLUTION: solve the equation if possible. 15/x -4= 6/x +3 i can not figure out how to do this. will you please help thanks

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Question 53429: solve the equation if possible.
15/x -4= 6/x +3
i can not figure out how to do this. will you please help thanks
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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First subtract 6%2Fx from both sides to get 9%2Fx-4=3. Adding 4 to both sides gives us 9%2Fx=7. Cross-multiplying gives us 7x=9 and finally divide both sides by 7 to get x=9%2F7.