SOLUTION: The question is 3x-2/5=4x+1/3 I don't want to know the answer I just want to know how to do it

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Question 572159: The question is
3x-2/5=4x+1/3 I don't want to know the answer I just want to know how to do it

Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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The question is
3x-2/5=4x+1/3 I don't want to know the answer I just want to know how to do it
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The first step is to get rid of the fractions.
Find the LCD (lowest common denominator), in this case=15 (from the 5 and 3)
multiply each term by the LCD
3x-2/5=4x+1/3
45x-6=60x+5
45x-60x=5+6
-15x=11
x=-11/15