rewrite the equation 4x/3x-12 + 3 = 10 as two equations joined by "and" enter the smaller number first and use fractions if needed.

4x/3x-12 + 3 = 10 and x ≠ (blank)

1 answer

To rewrite the equation \( \frac{4x}{3x - 12} + 3 = 10 \) as two equations joined by "and," we first isolate the fraction:

  1. Subtract 3 from both sides:

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

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

  2. Next, we can rewrite this as:

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

    The second equation \(3x - 12 \neq 0\) can be simplified to:

    \[ x \neq 4 \]

So the final rewritten form is:

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

In terms of your format, this can be expressed as:

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