SOLUTION: PLease help to solve : (-x + 2 / 3)

SOLUTION: PLease help to solve : (-x + 2 / 3) - (2x + 5 / 4) = 5 thank you!

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: PLease help to solve :
(-x + 2 / 3) - (2x + 5 / 4) = 5
thank you! This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

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QUESTION:
Solve (-x + 2 / 3) - (2x + 5 / 4) = 5
ANSWER:

(-x + 2 / 3) - (2x + 5 / 4) = 5

Remove parenthesis,

-x + 2/3 - 2x - 5/4 = 5

Collect x terms together

-x -2x +2/3 - 5/4 =5

==> (-x -2x )+ (2/3 - 5/4) =5

==> -3x + (2*4 - 5*3)/12 = 5

==> -3x + (8 - 15 )/12 = 5

==> -3x -7/12 = 5

==> -3x = 5 +7/12

==> -3x = (5*12+7)/12

==> -3x = ( 60 +7)/12

==> -3x = 67/12

==> x = -67/(3*12)

==> x = -67/36

Solution is

x = -67/36

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