SOLUTION: Please help: (u-3)/4 -2 = (3u)/2 + (2u+1)/5

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Question 797512: Please help:
(u-3)/4 -2 = (3u)/2 + (2u+1)/5
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28u-3%29%2F4+-+2 = %283u%29%2F2+%2B+%282u%2B1%29%2F5
Multiply by the least common multiple of the denominators, 20, resulting in
5(u-3) - 20(2) = 10(3u) + 4(2u+1)
5u - 15 - 40 = 30u + 8u + 4
5u - 55 = 38u + 4
-55 - 4 = 38u - 5u
-59 = 33u
u = -59%2F33