SOLUTION: How do I solve 8x/3+3=1/8. My first thought was find a common deminominator which I choose 24 multiple both side by 24. After I did all the math I got it down to 64x=-141 which is

Question 157122: How do I solve 8x/3+3=1/8. My first thought was find a common deminominator which I choose 24 multiple both side by 24. After I did all the math I got it down to 64x=-141 which is going to give me a decimal for x so I knew I must be doing something wrong because we have not gotten that far yet.

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do I solve =
:
Multiply equation by 24 like you said
24* + 24(3) = 24*
Results
8(8x) + 72 = 3
:
64x = 3 - 72
:
64x = -69
x =
:
The solution to this problem is not an integer, we will just have to live with it!
:
:
Proof:
+ 3 =
+ =
+ =

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