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Algebra.Com's Answer #123262 by jojo14344(1513) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x/4 + 1/2=x-1/2
\n" ); document.write( "re-writing: $\"%285x%2F4%29%2B%281%2F2%29=x-%281%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F4%29x-x=%28-1%2F2%29-%281%2F2%29\"$ , combine similar terms
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285x-4x%29%2F4=-2%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F4%29x=-1\"$ , cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=-4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Check by going back:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F4%29%28-4%29%2B%281%2F2%29=-4-%281%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2Fcross%284%29%29%28cross%28-4%291%29%2B%281%2F2%29=%28-4%29-%281%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-5%2B1%2F2=-4-%281%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-10%2B1%29%2F2=%28-8-1%29%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-9%2F2=-9%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo \n" ); document.write( "

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