SOLUTION: solve for the variable 1/3(x-2)=x/4+2

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Question 773288: solve for the variable
1/3(x-2)=x/4+2
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1/3(x-2)=x/4+2
x/3-2/3=x/4+2
x/3-x/4=2 2/3
(4x-3x)/12=8/3
x/12=8/3
x/4=8
x=32