SOLUTION: before rodland sold two female rabbits, half of his rabbits were female. After the sale, only one third of his rabbits were female. If x represents his original number of rabbits,

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Question 52454: before rodland sold two female rabbits, half of his rabbits were female. After the sale, only one third of his rabbits were female. If x represents his original number of rabbits, then
1/2x-2=1/3(x-2)
solve the equation to find the number of rabbits that he had befor the sale
Answer by darq(90) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F2%2Ax-2=1%2F3%2A%28x-2%29
multiply with "6"

3x-12=2%2A%28x-2%29
use distributive property

3x-12=2x-4
variables in one side constants in the other

3x-2x=-4+12
x=8