solve the equation 3/ (x+1) - 1/x =1/2

Answer 1

multiply each term by 2x(x+1)

6x - 2(x+1) = x(x+1)
6x - 2x - 2 = x^2 + x

x^2 +3x + 2 = 0
(x-1)(x-3) = 0

x = 1 or x = 3

Answer 2

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Answer 4

18) In October, a hardware store purchased snow shovels for $8 each. The original markup was 50% based on the selling price. In December, the store had a sale and marked down the shovels by 20%. By January 1, the sale was over and the shovels were marked up 15%. In March, the store held a clearance sale of all winter tools by having a final markdown of 60%. What was the final selling price of the shovels? (Round to the nearest cent.)