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Solve the following proportion: x+2/2 equal to 7/8

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\begin{gathered} (x+2)/(2)=(7)/(8) \\ x+2=(7)/(4) \\ x=(7)/(4)-2 \\ x=(7-8)/(4) \\ x=-(1)/(8) \end{gathered}

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