Marie needed to by some dog food for her five dogs.Each pound of dog food cost $5.17.Marie brought 9.5 pounds of dog food.How mu
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Subtract 2/(2x+1) from each side.
Add 1/4 to each side, and simplify the left side.
Cross multiply.
4(x - 2) = 1(2x + 1)
4x - 8 = 2x + 1
Simplify and solve for x.
4x - 2x = 1 + 8
2x = 9
x = 9/2 or x = 4 1/2.
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Subtract 2/(2x+1) from each side.
Add 1/4 to each side, and simplify the left side.
Cross multiply.
4(x - 2) = 1(2x + 1)
4x - 8 = 2x + 1
Simplify and solve for x.
4x - 2x = 1 + 8
2x = 9
x = 9/2 or x = 4 1/2.
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