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Solve
(4/x)-(2/5)=(6/x)

User Rui Nian
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The answer is x = -5

User Tine
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(4/x) - (2/5) = (6/x)

Move the variables to one side:

-(2/5) = (6/x) - (4/x)

Then simplify:

-(2/5) = (2/x)

-(2/5)x = 2

x = -5

You can check by substituting the solution back in, replacing the variable.

User Leonel
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