SOLUTION: In solving the following equation, what is the first step?
1/3 (x+9)= 1/2x
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Question 1092433: In solving the following equation, what is the first step?
1/3 (x+9)= 1/2x
Answer by DrSteve(7) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ok, so first, open up that pesky parenthetical expression by multiplying both x and 9 by 1/3:
=
so...
3*2=6, so lets multiply both sides by 6 and see what happens:
which simplifies to:
now the rest is a breeze!
subtract 2x from both sides to get
which turns out, is your answer! :-)
Whoop de doo! You're doing math!
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