SOLUTION: 3/x-4 + 2 = 5/x-4

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Question 547890: 3/x-4 + 2 = 5/x-4
Answer by mathstutor458(57) About Me  (Show Source):
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3/x-4 + 2= 5/x-4
=>[3+2(x-4)]/x-4 = 5/x-4
denominators are same, so, we can cancell it.
remaining equation we get is 3+2x-8=5
=>2x-5=5=>2x=5+5=>x=10/2=5