Rewrite the equation 4x / (3x − 12) + 3 = 10 in two equations joined by “and.”

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To rewrite the equation \( \frac{4x}{3x - 12} + 3 = 10 \) in two equations joined by "and," we can first isolate the fraction on one side.

Starting with the original equation:

\[ \frac{4x}{3x - 12} + 3 = 10 \]

We can subtract 3 from both sides:

\[ \frac{4x}{3x - 12} = 7 \]

Now we have the two equations:

  1. \( \frac{4x}{3x - 12} = 7 \)
  2. \( 3x - 12 \neq 0 \) (to avoid division by zero)

So, we can write:

\[ \frac{4x}{3x - 12} = 7 \quad \text{and} \quad 3x - 12 \neq 0 \]