SOLUTION: x/3-3/5=(5/8)x+8/5

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Question 855503: x/3-3/5=(5/8)x+8/5
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x/3-3/5=(5/8)x+8/5
x/3-3/5=5x/8+8/5
x/3-5x/8=8/5+3/5
x/3-5x/8=11/5 find a common denominator for the left hand terms.
3*8=24 works.
(8*1x-3*5x)/3*8=11/5
(8x-15x)/24=11/5
-7x/24=11/5 cross multiply
-7x*5=11*24
-35x=264
x=264/-35
x=-7 9/24=-7 3/8 ans.