1/3(s - 2) = s + 4 Clear of fractions by multiplying both sides by LCD = 3 3[1/3(s - 2)] = 3(s + 4) Cancel the 3 and the 1/3 13[1/3(s - 2)] = 3(s + 4) 1 s - 2 = 3(s + 4) Distribute the right side: s - 2 = 3s + 12 Add 2 to both sides s = 3s + 14 Add -3s to both sides -2s = 14 Divide both sides by -2 s = -7 Edwin