SOLUTION: Solve the following equation for x. You must show every step to receive credit. I am grading your work as much as I am grading your answer. (8)/(4)x-6=4-(1)/(12)x

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Question 1202216: Solve the following equation for x. You must show every step to receive credit. I am grading your work as much as I am
grading your answer.
(8)/(4)x-6=4-(1)/(12)x
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, greenestamps:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply by x
Answer by greenestamps(13198)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The solution from the other tutor interprets "(8)/(4)x" as and "(1)/(12)x" as

(Note also that his algebra is faulty, leading to an incorrect answer for his interpretation.)

Those expressions are ambiguous; many software tools will interpret them that way, but many other tools will interpret them as and .

Most references regarding order of operations will interpret each of those expressions as a division followed by a multiplication, leading to the second interpretation.

So... another possible solution:






ANSWER: x = 24/5
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