SOLUTION: can you please tell me what I am doing wrong. 1/2x +1/6x = 2/3 3x + 6x = 4 3x +6x-6x=4 +6 3x= 10 3x/3x X=10/3x or 3 1/3

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Question 324643: can you please tell me what I am doing wrong.
1/2x +1/6x = 2/3
3x + 6x = 4
3x +6x-6x=4 +6
3x= 10
3x/3x X=10/3x or 3 1/3
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2F2%29x+%2B%281%2F6%29x+=+%282%2F3%29
Mutliply by 6
3x+%2B+6x+=+4 <--- 6(1/6)=1
Should be
3x%2Bx=4