SOLUTION: (5x+1)/9-(4x+1)/2=1/6

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Question 650883: (5x+1)/9-(4x+1)/2=1/6
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%285x%2B1%29%2F9-%284x%2B1%29%2F2=1%2F6   |Multiplying thru by 18 so as all denominators = 1

    2(5x+1) - 9(4x+1) = 3

    10x + 2 - 36x - 9 = 3

               -26x = 10

                  x = -10/26 = -5/13