SOLUTION: Given: 3/4x-9=2x+5 Prove: x=-56/5

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Question 662786: Given: 3/4x-9=2x+5
Prove: x=-56/5
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3/4x-9=2x+5
3/4x-2x=5+9
-1 1/4x=14
-5/4x=14
x=14/(-5/4)
x=14*-4/5
x=-56/5