document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333817>Question 333817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x - 4/3= -1/6x - 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's first get rid of the fractions by multiplying it by 6x. (1/3x - 4/3= -1/6x - 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This will then be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2-8x=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now subtract 2 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now divide by -8 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3/8 (Hint: Simplify deals with expressions. Solving has to do with equations)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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