Question 94993
2     9   5x
____= _ - ____
x+2   8   4(x+2)
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Multiply thru by 8(x+2) to get:

2*8 = 9(x+2) - 5x(2)

16 = 9x+18 -10x
16 = -x+18

x = 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.