SOLUTION: -5/6 = z + 1/8

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Question 355147: -5/6 = z + 1/8
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-5/6 = z + 1/8

LCD = 24

Multiply every term on both sides of the equation by 24 to remove all fractions.


-20 = 24z + 3

-20 - 3 = 24z

-23 = 24z

-23/24 = z