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Question 1634: I am a father who has not used algebra since 1972!! My daughter ia having an issue with, How to solve an equation using fractions. ie: "1/3x+2=6" I am stumped. can you break it down for us.
Thanx.
Glenn
Found 4 solutions by hhstigers, Carlos.Granados, longjonsilver, ntrl86:
Answer by hhstigers(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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First you subtract the two from both sides so that would then be 1/3x=4 and then divide 4 by 1/3 and you get your answer which is 12.

Answer by Carlos.Granados(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can do it this way also:
Start canceling positives or negatives isolating the X. Here substract 2 in bouth sides so the +2 that is on the X side cancels.
1/3X + 2 -2 = 6 -2
1/3X = 4
Now you can cancel 1/3 by the opposite, multiply that by 3 in bouth sides two then:
3 * 1/3X = 4 * 3
3/3X = 12
Three over Three cancels
X = 12

Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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there is an error on the last line of this... The full solution is:
%281%2F%283x%29%29+%2B+2+=+6 assuming this is the equation?
%281%2F%283x%29%29+=+4. Now, cross multiply the x and the 4. Basically, they swap places, giving 1%2F12+=+x
so the answer is x = 1/12
cheers
Jon.

Answer by ntrl86(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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basically you need x to equal 4, 6-2=4, so what times 1/3 equals 4, the answer is 12