Answer
$x = 34$
Work Step by Step
1. Cross multiply:
$4(x+6) = 5(x-2)$
2. Expand and solve
$4x + 24 = 5x - 10$
$4x - 5x + 24 + 10 = 0$
$-x + 34 = 0$
$-x + 34 = 0$
$-x = -34$
$x = 34$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 7 - Algebraic Fractions - 7.5 - Fractional Equations and Problem Solving - Problem Set 7.5 - Page 306: 30
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