SOLUTION: If a/b = 5-x/x, then a+b/b = ?

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Question 562780: If a/b = 5-x/x, then a+b/b = ?
Answer by issacodegard(60) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
%28a%2Bb%29%2F%28b%29=a%2Fb%2Bb%2Fb=a%2Fb%2B1=%285-x%29%2F%28x%29%2B1
This can be written,
%285-x%29%2F%28x%29%2B1=%285-x%29%2F%28x%29%2Bx%2Fx=%28%285-x%29%2Bx%29%2F%28x%29=5%2Fx