SOLUTION: 1-1/8z=z-3/4

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Question 97856: 1-1/8z=z-3/4
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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1-1/8z=z-3/4
first add 3/4 and 1/8z to both sides;
1+3/4=z+1/8z
13%2F4=11%2F8z
I like to turn mixed fractions into improper;
7%2F4=9%2F8z
divide each side by 9%2F8
%287%2F4%29%2F%289%2F8%29=z
56%2F36=z
14%2F9=z
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