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Algebra.Com's Answer #6210 by bonster(299) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"1%2F8\"$ (3x + 2) = $\"1%2F4\"$ (2x + $\"1%2F2\"$ )+ $\"1%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F8\"$ x + $\"2%2F8\"$ = $\"2%2F4\"$ x + $\"1%2F8\"$ + $\"1%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F8\"$ x + $\"2%2F8\"$ = $\"4%2F8\"$ x + $\"1%2F8\"$ + $\"4%2F8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F8\"$ x + $\"2%2F8\"$ = $\"4%2F8\"$ x + $\"5%2F8\"$ <--subtract $\"3%2F8\"$ x from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F8\"$ x + $\"2%2F8\"$ - $\"3%2F8\"$ x = $\"4%2F8\"$ x + $\"5%2F8\"$ - $\"3%2F8\"$ x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2F8\"$ = $\"4%2F8\"$ x + $\"5%2F8\"$ - $\"3%2F8\"$ x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2F8\"$ = $\"1%2F8\"$ x + $\"5%2F8\"$ <--subtract $\"5%2F8\"$ from both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2F8\"$ - $\"5%2F8\"$ = $\"1%2F8\"$ x + $\"5%2F8\"$ - $\"5%2F8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "- $\"3%2F8\"$ = $\"1%2F8\"$ x <--multiply both sides by 8
\n" ); document.write( "- $\"3%2F8\"$ (8) = $\"1%2F8\"$ x(8)
\n" ); document.write( "-3=x \r
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