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

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Question 629448: Solve
1/3 - 5/6 = 1/x
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1/3 - 5/6 = 1/x
2/6 - 5/6 = 1/x {got common denominator}
-3/6 = 1/x {combined like terms}
-1/2 = 1/x {reduced}
x = -2 {when you have a fraction equal to 1/x, just flip both over, not off!}

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