Question

Solve the proportion.

5/x - 3 = 10/x

Answer 1

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Answer 2

(5/x - 3)x = 10
5 - 3x = 10
3x = -5
x = -5/3

Answer 3

Back to how we were doing it before. We don't have to move any constants over. This time, we only have to deal with the multiplication (5/x -3)x, which is easy enough. the 5/x*x cancel to leave 5 and of course 3*x = 3x.