document.write( "Question 7319: 1/8-3/4x=1/16 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #4055 by bonster(299)\"\" \"About 
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I'm not quite certain if your problem is \"1%2F8-3%2F4x\"=\"1%2F16\" or \"1%2F8-3%2F4\"x=\"1%2F16\". I'll solve both\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "IF IT IS: \"1%2F8-3%2F4x\"=\"1%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3%2F4x\"=\"1%2F16-1%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3%2F4x\"=\"1%2F16-2%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3%2F4x\"=\"-1%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by \"-4x%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-4x%2F3%29\"\"%28-3%2F4x%29\"=\"%28-4x%2F3%29\"\"%28-1%2F16%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "1=\"x%2F12\"
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 12
\n" ); document.write( "(12)1=\"x%2F12\"(12)
\n" ); document.write( "12=x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "IF IT IS: \"1%2F8-3%2F4\"x=\"1%2F16\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2F16\"-\"%283%29%284%29%2F16\"x=\"1%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2F16\"-\"%2812%2F16%29\"x=\"1%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply everything by 16
\n" ); document.write( "(16)\"%282%2F16%29\"-(16)\"%2812%2F16%29\"x=(16)\"1%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "2-12x=1
\n" ); document.write( "add 12x to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "(2-12x)+12x=(1)+12x
\n" ); document.write( "2=1+12x
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 1 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "(2)-1=(1+12x)-1
\n" ); document.write( "1=12x
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"%281%2F12%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1)\"%281%2F12%29\"=(12x)\"%281%2F12%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F12%29\"=x\r
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