SOLUTION: 5x over 8 plus 10 equals 2

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Question 631598: 5x over 8 plus 10 equals 2
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5x%2F8%2B10=2
5x%2F8=2-10
5x%2F8=-8
Multiply both sides by 8
8%285x%2F8%29=%288%29%28-8%29
cross%288%29%285x%2Fcross%288%29%29=-64
5x=-64
Divide by 5
5x%2F5=-64%2F5
cross%285%29x%2Fcross%285%29=-64%2F5
x=-64%2F5
x=-%2812%264%2F5%29

Check
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5x%2F8%2B10=2
Put x=-64%2F5
%285%28-64%2F5%29%29%2F8%2B10=2
%28cross%285%29%28-64%2Fcross%285%29%29%29%2F8%2B10=2
-64%2F8%2B10=2
cross%28-64%29%2Fcross%288%29%2B10=2
-8%2B10=2
2=2