SOLUTION: Please help me solve this fraction equation: x/2 + x/4 = 2x+1/3

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Question 400850: Please help me solve this fraction equation: x/2 + x/4 = 2x+1/3
Found 2 solutions by rfer, lwsshak3:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3/4x=2z+1/3
3/4x-8/4x=1/3
-5/4x=1/3
x=1/3*-4/5
x=-12/15
x=-4/5

Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please help me solve this fraction equation: x/2 + x/4 = 2x+1/3
The first step to solving equations with fractions is to clear the fractions so you will only be working with whole numbers.
x/2 + x/4 = 2x+1/3
find the LCD=12
multiply each term by the LCD to get,
6x+3x=24x+4
24x-9x=-4
13x=-4
ans:x=-13/4