My apologies for the oversight. Let's resolve the equation with the correct value.
The original equation is:
23(2x−4)=41(5x−3)
Step 1: Distribute the numbers on both sides of the equation.
(23×2x)−(23×4)=(41×5x)−(41×3)
3x−6=45x−43
Step 2: Eliminate the denominators by multiplying the entire equation by the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators. The LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Multiply every term by 4:
4(3x)−4(6)=4(45x)−4(43)
12x−24=5x−3
Step 3: Collect all terms with x on one side and constant terms on the other side.
Subtract 5x from both sides:
12x−5x−24=−3
7x−24=−3
Add 24 to both sides:
7x=−3+24
7x=21
Step 4: Solve for x.
Divide both sides by 7:
x=721
x=3
The final answer is 3.
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