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x=\frac{1}{2}=0.5
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\left(x+2\right)\times 3=\left(x+1\right)\times 5
Variable x cannot be equal to any of the values -2,-1 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(x+1\right)\left(x+2\right), the least common multiple of x+1,x+2.
3x+6=\left(x+1\right)\times 5
Use the distributive property to multiply x+2 by 3.
3x+6=5x+5
Use the distributive property to multiply x+1 by 5.
3x+6-5x=5
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-2x+6=5
Combine 3x and -5x to get -2x.
-2x=5-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
-2x=-1
Subtract 6 from 5 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Fraction \frac{-1}{-2} can be simplified to \frac{1}{2} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.
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