4x/3 +3 = x - 2 please tell the answer fast
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Step-by-step explanation:
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\frac{4x}{3}+3=x-2
34x+3=x−2
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\frac{4x}{3}+3{\color{#c92786}{-3}}=x-2{\color{#c92786}{-3}}
34x+3−3=x−2−3
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Simplify
Subtract the numbers
Subtract the numbers
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\frac{4x}{3}=x-5
34x=x−5
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Subtract
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x
from both sides of the equation
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3
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\frac{4x}{3}=x-5
34x=x−5
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\frac{4x}{3}{\color{#c92786}{-x}}=x-5{\color{#c92786}{-x}}
34x−x=x−5−x
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Simplify
Combine like terms
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\frac{4x}{3}-x=-5
34x−x=−5
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Multiply all terms by the same value to eliminate fraction denominators
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3
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\frac{4x}{3}-x=-5
34x−x=−5
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3(\frac{4x}{3}-x)=3(-5)
3(34x−x)=3(−5)
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Simplify
Distribute
Cancel multiplied terms that are in the denominator
Combine like terms
Multiply by 1
Multiply the numbers
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x=-15
x=−15
Solution
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5
x=-15
x=−15
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