SOLUTION: -5/6=x-1/3

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Question 526372: -5/6=x-1/3
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-5/6=(x-1)/3


-5*3=6(x-1)


-15=6(x-1)


-15=6x-6


-15+6=6x


-9=6x


-9/6=x


-3/2=x


x=-3/2