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Solve the proportion for x. 3/2x+5=1/9x

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make them both to where they have the denominator of 18
that makes 3/2 equal 27/18 and 1/9 equal 2/18
so now you have
27/18x+5=2/18
subtract 5 from the other side
so now you have 27/18x+2/18-5
then subtract 2/18 from 27/18 to get 25/18x=-5
then divide 25/18 by -5 and your answer will be
-5/18
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