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Solve the following proportion:

(2/3x + 2) = (-4/5x - 1/5)

A. x = 1/4
B. x = -1/4
C. x = -5
D. x = 5

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Final answer:

To solve the given proportion (2/3)x + 2 = (-4/5)x - 1/5, we must combine like terms and solve for x, which results in x = -1.5, indicating that none of the given options is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the proportion (2/3)x + 2 = (-4/5)x - 1/5, the first step is to get all the terms with an x on one side and the constant terms on the other side. Doing so, we have:

(2/3)x + (4/5)x = - 1/5 - 2

Find a common denominator and combine the terms with x. You can multiply each term by 15 (the lowest common multiple of 3 and 5) to get rid of the fractions:

10x + 12x = -3 - 30

22x = -33

Divide each side by 22 to solve for x:

x = -33/22

x = -1.5

So, none of the options A, B, C, or D is correct as they do not match the solution of x = -1.5.

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