document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=339581>Question 339581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve this ?:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/6X - 1/3 = 5/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried solving it and got down to the final step but i am stuck , i got;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5X = 9/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get a variable X alone wouldn't you divide each side by 5 ? but you can't divide 9/2 by 5 ? can you ?..... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5/6x=5/12+1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/6x=5/12+4/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/6x=9/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(9/12)/(5/6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invert and multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9/12*6/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=45/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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