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Please help me on this! Just one problem to help me solve for x.-example-1
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Answer:


Explanation:

cross multiply,
(4x + 3(x-1))/(12)\\\\


(4x+3x-3)/(12)\\  \\


(7x-3)/(12) = 2 + x


7x -3 = 12(2+x)\\\\7x - 3 = 24 + 12x\\\\12x - 7x = -3 - 24\\\\5x = -27 \\\\x = (-27)/(5) = -5.4

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