SOLUTION: x/2-x/3=1

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Question 703857: x/2-x/3=1
Answer by Simnepi(216) About Me  (Show Source):
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First thing is to 'undo' those fractions by multiplying!
i.e. multiply across all terms by the denominators of the fractions. Let's do this one step at a time, first we'll multiply by 2, the denominator of the first term.
Giving
2%28x%2F2%29-2%28x%2F3%29=2%281%29
Simplifying this gives
x-2x%2F3=2
See how that first fraction has disappeared! Now lets do the second fraction, multiplying by 3, giving
3%28x%29-3%282x%2F3%29=3%282%29
Simplifying, we get
3x-2x=6
Now we have no fractions!
we have
x=6