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Solve the following equation for $x$.

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Input your answer as a fraction or an integer as appropriate and not as a decimal.

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If $\\simplify{{a}*x + {b}}=\\simplify{{c}*x + {d}}$, then we first subtract $\\var{c}x$ from each side.

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We obtain $\\simplify{{a}x - {c}x+ {b}}= \\var{d}$.

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Next we subtract $\\var{b}$ from each side (or add $\\var{-b}$ if you prefer - it means the same thing), to obtain $\\var{a}x - \\var{c}x = \\simplify{{d}-{b}}$.

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In other words $\\simplify{{a}-{c}}x= \\simplify{{d}-{b}}$.

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Now divide both sides by $\\simplify{{a-c}}$ to obtain $x=\\dfrac{\\simplify{{d-b}}}{\\simplify{{a-c}}}$ $=\\Large{\\simplify{{an1}/{an2}}}$.

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