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

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Question 596561: x-5/3=3x+1/6
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
With this x-5/3=3x+1/6 let's multiply by 6 to get:
6x-10=18x+1
Subtract 6x and 1:
-11=12x
Divide by 12 to get:
x=-11/12
Make sense?
RJ
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