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-1/3u-4=1/4u-1/4
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Answer:

u = -45/7 = -6 3/7

Explanation:

It can work well to eliminate fractions first. Here, we can do that by multiplying by the product of their denominators: 12.

-4u -48 = 3u -3

-45 = 7u . . . . . . . . add 3+4u

-45/7 = u . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of u

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Check

(-1/3)(-45/7) -4 = (1/4)(-45/7) -1/4

15/7 -4 = -45/28 -7/28

-13/7 = -52/28 . . . true

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