SOLUTION: -3x + 1/3=1/4

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Question 61423: -3x + 1/3=1/4
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3x + 1/3=1/4
If you really hate fractions, we can get rid of them by multiplying both sides by the LCD, 12:
12%28-3x%2B1%2F3%29=12%281%2F4%29
-36x%2B12%2F3=12%2F4
-36x%2B4=3
-36x%2B4-4=3-4
-36x=-1
-36x%2F-36=-1%2F-36
x=1%2F36
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Happy Calculating!!!