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Algebra.Com's Answer #85596 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3-1%2F2%7C2x-4%7C=2\"…we will have \"3-1%2F2%282x-4%29+=2\"…and \"3-1%2F2%28-%282x-4%29%29+=2\"…\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3-1%2F2%282x-4%29+=2\"……… multiply both sides by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A2-1%2A2%2F2%282x-4%29+=2%2A2\"………\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6-%282x-4%29+=+4\"………\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x+%2B+4=+4+-+6\"…\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x+=+4+%96+6+-+4\"…
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x+=+-6\"……divide both sides by \"-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+3\"……….first solution\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3-1%2F2%28-%282x-4%29%29+=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3-1%2F2%28-2x+%2B+4%29+=2\"…….. multiply both sides by \"2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A2-1%2A2%2F2%28-2x+%2B+4%29+=2%2A2\"………\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6-%28-2x+%2B+4%29+=+4\"………
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\n" ); document.write( "\"6+%2B+2x+-+4=+4\"………\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+=+4+%2B+4+-+6\"………\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+=+2\"……… divide both sides by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+1\"
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