SOLUTION: 2/3-____=1

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Question 341248: 2/3-____=1
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's call the blank x. Solve for x then.
2/3 - x = 1
subtract 2/3 from both sides
-x = 1 - 2/3
-x = 1/3
now multiply by -1 on both sides...
x = -1/3