SOLUTION: Explain the difference between simplifying the expression 4/x + 1/2 - 1/3 and solving the equation 4/x + 1/2 = 1/3.

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solve means find the answer for the variable (here x)... You need an equals sign hence the word "equation"

The first one... you cannot find the value of x because you are not told what all this equals... no equals sign. All you can do is mess around with the expression and simplify it, as follows:





then perhaps:



but still, this does not tell you what value x is.

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Jon