SOLUTION: 1/2x-2/3=-6 i need to kno how to solve this problem & others like it

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Question 129069This question is from textbook Algebra 1
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1/2x-2/3=-6 i need to kno how to solve this problem & others like it This question is from textbook Algebra 1

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1/2X-2/3=-6
X/2=-6+2/3
X/2=(-18+2)/3
X/2=-16/3 NOW CROSS MULTIPLY.
3X=-32
X=-32/3 ANSWER.
PROOF:
-32/3*1/2-2/3=-6
-32/6-2/3=-6
-32/6-4/6=-6
-36/6=-6
-6=-6