document.write( "Question 71037: I'm not sure that I have done this correctly. I substituted the answer for X and the equation is false. Can you tell me where I went wrong?\r
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document.write( "X/6 + 2X/3 = X/2 + 3 (move variable left)
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document.write( "X/6 + 2X/3 - X/2 = 3
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document.write( "X/6 + 4X/6 - 3X/6 = 3 (find LCD)
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document.write( "2X/6 = 3
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document.write( "X = 3 x 6/2
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document.write( "X = 9 \n" );
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