SOLUTION: Could you help me solve a/4 - a/3 = -1/2
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Question 779033: Could you help me solve a/4 - a/3 = -1/2
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, waynest:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.
Multiply both sides by the LCD to clear any fractions.
Distribute and multiply.
Combine like terms on the left side.
Divide both sides by to isolate .
Reduce.
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Answer:
So the solution is
Answer by waynest(281) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12(a/4) - 12(a/3) = 12(-1/2)
3a -4a =-6-a = -6
a = 6
check
(6/4) - (6/3) = -1/2
(2/3) - 2 = -1/2
(1.5) - 2 = -1/2
-1/2 = -1/2
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