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Question 149827This question is from textbook
: I need a little help with these 2 problems in putting them in rational form.
-3(x + 5)+3=12 and 2/3x + 1/6x=2This question is from textbook
: I need a little help with these 2 problems in putting them in rational form.
-3(x + 5)+3=12 and 2/3x + 1/6x=2
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I need a little help with these 2 problems in putting them in rational form.
-3(x + 5)+3=12 and 2/3x + 1/6x=2
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Do you want to solve for x?
-3(x + 5)+3=12
-3x - 15 +3=12
-3x - 12 = 12
-3x = 24
x = -8
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2/3x + 1/6x=2
4/6x + 1/6x = 2
5/6x = 2
12x = 5
x = 5/12