(7x-4)/5x=(9/5)-(4/X)?

i'm really bad at math and ive been working at this stupid test forever. please help me =(

wolf_2358132011-05-02T00:40:38Z

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(7x - 4) / 5x = (9/5) - (4/x)

(7x - 4) / 5x = (9x/5x) - (20/5x)

(7x - 4) / 5x = (9x - 20) / 5x

35x^2 - 20x = 45x^2 - 100x

10x^2 - 80x = 0

10x (x - 8) = 0

x = 0, 8 --> but x cannot equal 0 because it would make the denominator 0

So, the answer is x = 8.



Hope this helps...good luck!