SOLUTION: can you show me how to do this problem 2/3 x +1/6x=2

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Question 167915: can you show me how to do this problem 2/3 x +1/6x=2
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
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2/3 x +1/6x=2
2X/3+X/6=2
(2X*2+X)/6=2
4X+X=12
5X=12
X=12/5 ANS.
PROOF:
(2*12/5)/3+(12/5)/6=2
(24/5)/3+(12/5)/6=2
24/5*1/3+12/5*1/6=2
24/15+12/30=2
48/30+12/30=2
60/30=2
2=2

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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Start with the given equation.

Multiply EVERY term by the LCD to clear any fractions.

Multiply and simplify.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

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Answer:

So the answer is which in decimal form is .