SOLUTION: Solve for x: x+3/5 = X-4/4

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Question 625706: Solve for x: x+3/5 = X-4/4
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x+3)/5 = (x-4)/4

4(x+3) = 5(x-4)

4x+12 = 5x-20

4x-5x = -20-12

-x = -32

x = -32/(-1)

x = 32

So the solution is x = 32
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