SOLUTION: I am kind of confused on the steps to a problem like this. x+7=1/2x+1. The answer I get is -1/4. The actual answer is -12 (I believe). Don't you just follow the same steps as no

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Question 451845: I am kind of confused on the steps to a problem like this.
x+7=1/2x+1. The answer I get is -1/4. The actual answer is -12 (I believe). Don't you just follow the same steps as non-fraction equations?
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, it makes no difference in the solution steps if the coefficients are fractions. And yes, the answer is -12.



Add to both sides. One x minus one-half of x is one half of x. One half of x minus one half of x is zero, so:



Add -7 to both sides. Minus 7 plus 7 is zero, 1 minus 7 is minus 6, so:



Multiply both sides by 2. 2 times one-half x is just x, and 2 times -6 is -12.



Done.

John

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