SOLUTION: Solve the following equation for x: 4x/3 = 25 + 3x

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Question 592725: Solve the following equation for x: 4x/3 = 25 + 3x
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Solve the following equation for x: 4x/3 = 25 + 3x

4x/3 = 25 + 3x --> (4x/3) - 3x = 25 + 3x - 3x
--> -5x/3 = 25
--> (-5x/3)/5 = 25/5
--> -x/3 = 5
--> (-x/3) * 3 = 5*3
--> -x = 15
--> -1( -x) = -1(15)
--> x = -15

so the answer to that equation is x = -15