Question 77184
{{{(-2/x)}}} = {{{(3/(x+2))}}} 
 (-2)(x+2)=3x [cross-multiply]
-2x-4=3x [solve for the x-term]
-2x+3x-4=3x-3x
-5x-4+4=0+4
-5x=4
-5x/-5=4/-5
x=-4/5
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check by plugging x=-4/5 or x=-.8 back into the original equation.