What is the solution to the rational equation.. (I have a picture of it)

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anonymous · Answer

Try getting rid of the denominators (by multiplying everything by them), and then bashing out the addition.

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wait what?

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ohh okay! hold on Im working that out

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Note that the denominator on the right (3x+15) is equal to the product of the denominators on the left.  So combine the two left hand side fractions, and then remove the denominators.

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okay I did that. now what?

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can I eliminate the denominators since they're the same?

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Yep, because you're basically multiplying each side of the equation by 3x+15.

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no wait. I got answer thats not there

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answer choices: 
x=-8
x=-2
x=2
x=8

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wait x=-2?

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Correct.  Remember that you can always plug that in to check.