SOLUTION: SOLVE FOR X (1/3)X+2=(1/2)X

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Question 23830: SOLVE FOR X
(1/3)X+2=(1/2)X
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for x: "Thanks for writing this in understandable form"
%281%2F3%29x%2B2+=+%281%2F2%29x Clear the fractions by multiplying through by the common denominator (that's 6).
6%28%281%2F3%29x%2B2%29+=+6%28%281%2F2%29x%29
2x%2B12+=+3x Subtract 2x from both sides.
12+=+x or x+=+12
Check: Substitute 12 for x in the original equation.
%281%2F3%29%2812%29%2B2+=+%281%2F2%29%2812%29
4+%2B+2+=+6
6+=+6