SOLUTION: What is the value of x in the equation 24 / 5x+4 = 4 / x-1? Which answer is it? a. x=-8 b. x=-2 c. x=10 d. x=40

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Question 633390: What is the value of x in the equation 24 / 5x+4 = 4 / x-1?
Which answer is it?
a. x=-8
b. x=-2
c. x=10
d. x=40
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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+24+%2F+%285x%2B4%29+=+4+%2F+%28x-1%29.....cross multiply

+24%28x-1%29++=+4+%285x%2B4%29+

+24x-24++=+20x%2B16+

+24x-20x=24%2B16+
+4x=40+
+highlight%28x=10%29+......so, the answer is c