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put this solution on YOUR website! 1/3(s - 2) = s + 4
Clear of fractions by multiplying both
sides by LCD = 3
3[1/3(s - 2)] = 3(s + 4)
Cancel the 3 and the 1/3
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3[1/3(s - 2)] = 3(s + 4)
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s - 2 = 3(s + 4)
Distribute the right side:
s - 2 = 3s + 12
Add 2 to both sides
s = 3s + 14
Add -3s to both sides
-2s = 14
Divide both sides by -2
s = -7
Edwin