document.write( "Question 54882: the problem is 1/2-5/8x=7/8x+7/2
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\n" ); document.write( "The very first thing I would do is multiply each piece by 8 to get rid of the fractions.
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\n" ); document.write( "add 5x to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4=12x%2B28+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "subtrace 28 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-24+=+12x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "divide by 12
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-2+=+x+\"$
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