SOLUTION: how do you solve the following equation in the simplest form? 3x/20 - [-4x/5] - x/4? I solved it as follows: 3x/20 + [16x/20] - 5x/20= 14x/20=7x/10.

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Question 670325: how do you solve the following equation in the simplest form? 3x/20 - [-4x/5] - x/4? I solved it as follows: 3x/20 + [16x/20] - 5x/20= 14x/20=7x/10.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do you solve the following equation in the simplest form? 3x/20 - [-4x/5] - x/4? I solved it as follows: 3x/20 + [16x/20] - 5x/20= 14x/20=7x/10.
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It's not an equation, so you don't solve it.
I can tell, there's no equal sign.
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3x/20 - [-4x/5] - x/4 can be simplified.
= 3x/20 + [4x/5] - x/4
= 3x/20 + 16x/20 - 5x/20
= 14x/20
= 7x/10
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You got it right.