document.write( "Question 843179: 1/2 X + 2 = 1/8 y - 1\n" ); document.write( "solve for X \n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "Hi\n" ); document.write( " ||Multiplying thru by 8 so as all denominators = 1\n" ); document.write( " 4x + 16 = y-8\n" ); document.write( " 4x = y-24\n" ); document.write( " x= (y-24)/4 = y/4 - 6 \n" ); document.write( "Thank You