x/(17-x)=5/12

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Solution for x/(17-x)=5/12 equation: 



x/(17-x)=5/12

We move all terms to the left:

x/(17-x)-(5/12)=0



Domain of the equation: (17-x)!=0

We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right

-x!=-17

x!=-17/-1

x!=+17

x∈R



We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x/(-1x+17)-(+5/12)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x/(-1x+17)-5/12=0

We calculate fractions


12x/(-12x+204)+(5x-85)/(-12x+204)=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


12x+(5x-85)=0

We get rid of parentheses

12x+5x-85=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

17x-85=0

We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right

17x=85

x=85/17

x=5

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