SOLUTION: Solve for the unknown. x+1/3=5/6 Express your answers in simplest form&check your solution.

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Question 484039: Solve for the unknown. x+1/3=5/6
Express your answers in simplest form&check your solution.
Answer by Joker(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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In order to solve for x you must get it to one side of the equation so subtract 1/3 from both sides: x=5/6 - 1/3 then find a common denominator which is 6 so you can subtract and reduce: x=5/6 - 2/6 x=3/6 which is reduced to 1/2.