SOLUTION: x/2-3/4=1/3 Please show steps?

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Question 513349: x/2-3/4=1/3 Please show steps?
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%2F2+-3%2F4+=+1%2F3
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There are several ways to get to where we need to be, but perhaps the easiest is to clean-up the left side and then cross multiply.
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x%2F2+-+3%2F4+=+2x%2F4+-+3%2F4+=+%282x+-3%29%2F4
so
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%282x-3%29%2F4+=+1%2F3
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3%2A%282x-3%29+=+4%2A1
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6x+-9+=+4
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6x+=+13
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x+=+13%2F6
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Check to see if this the right answer.
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x%2F2+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+=+%281%2F2%29%2A%2813%2F6%29+=+13%2F12
3%2F4+=+9%2F12
13%2F12+-+9%2F12+=+4%2F12+=+1%2F3
Correct.
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Answer: x = 13/6 = 2 1/6
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Done.
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