SOLUTION: Solve: 4/3x -5/6x = 5/6

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Question 99398: Solve: 4/3x -5/6x = 5/6
Answer by edjones(7311) About Me  (Show Source):
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(4/3)x -(5/6)x = 5/6
multiply 6 times each side: 8x-5x=5
3x=5
divide 3 into each side: x=5/3
Check:
4/3*5/3-5/6*5/3=5/6
20/9-25/18=5/6
40/18-25/18=5/6
15/18=5/6
5/6=5/6
Ed