document.write( "Question 163641: 1/6x + 1/2 = 2/6, solve x
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1/6x + 1/2 = 2/6
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by 6x to remove the denominator.
\n" ); document.write( "equation becomes
\n" ); document.write( "1*6x/6x + 1*6x/2 = 2*6x/6
\n" ); document.write( "which becomes
\n" ); document.write( "1 + 6x/2 = 12x/6
\n" ); document.write( "which becomes
\n" ); document.write( "1+3x = 2x
\n" ); document.write( "subtracting 2x from both sides of the equation and it becomes
\n" ); document.write( "1+x = 0
\n" ); document.write( "subtracting 1 from both sides of the equation and it becomes
\n" ); document.write( "x = -1
\n" ); document.write( "answer is x = -1
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\n" ); document.write( "another way to solve is as follows:
\n" ); document.write( "1/6x + 1/2 = 2/6
\n" ); document.write( "subtracting 1/2 from both sides of the equation and it becomes
\n" ); document.write( "1/6x = 2/6 - 1/2
\n" ); document.write( "right side of equation becomes 2/6 - 3/6 (1/2 is the same as 3/6)
\n" ); document.write( "equation then becomes
\n" ); document.write( "1/6x = (2-3)/6 = -1/6
\n" ); document.write( "multiplying both sides of the equation by 6x gets
\n" ); document.write( "6x/6x = 6x*(-1/6)
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\n" ); document.write( "1 = -6x/6
\n" ); document.write( "which becomes
\n" ); document.write( "1 = -x
\n" ); document.write( "which becomes
\n" ); document.write( "x = -1 after you multiply both sides of the equation by -1.
\n" ); document.write( "answer is x = -1
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