SOLUTION: need help solving this (1/3x-11)1/2=5

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Question 423709: need help solving this
(1/3x-11)1/2=5
Answer by shree840(260) About Me  (Show Source):
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your question is (1/3 x-11)1/2=5 iI presume
(1/3 x-11)=10 multiplying by 2 both sides
1/3 x=21 adding 11 and 10
x=63 multiplying both sides by 3