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x = \frac{8}{5} = 1\frac{3}{5} = 1.6
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-x\times 3=\left(x-4\right)\times 2
Variable x cannot be equal to any of the values 0,4 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x\left(x-4\right), the least common multiple of 4-x,x.
-3x=\left(x-4\right)\times 2
Multiply -1 and 3 to get -3.
-3x=2x-8
Use the distributive property to multiply x-4 by 2.
-3x-2x=-8
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-5x=-8
Combine -3x and -2x to get -5x.
x=\frac{-8}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{8}{5}
Fraction \frac{-8}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{8}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.
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