SOLUTION: 1/2 + 2/x = 3/4

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Question 51227: 1/2 + 2/x = 3/4
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1/2 + 2/x = 3/4
Subtracting 1/2 on both sides, we get,
-1/2+1/2+2/x=3/4-1/2=1/4
2/x=1/4
Multiplying both sides by 4x, we have
(2/x)4x=(1/4)4x
8=x or x=8