SOLUTION: please help me solve this... 3x+5/6 = 2x-5 Thank you

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Question 835964: please help me solve this...
3x+5/6 = 2x-5
Thank you

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x+5/6 = 2x-5
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I'm going to assume you mean the following::
(3x+5)/6 = 2x-5
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Multiply both sides by 6 to get::
3x+5 = 12x - 30
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9x = 35
x = 35/9
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If you really mean 3x+(5/6) = 2x-5, you get
x = -5-(5/6)
x = - 5 5/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):