SOLUTION: x+1/4-x-2/3=x/6+12

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Question 721647: x+1/4-x-2/3=x/6+12
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Multiply through by 12:
x+1/4-x-2/3=x/6+12
To get:
12x+3-12x-8=2x+144
Combine and subtract 144:
2x=-149
Divide by 2:
x= -149/2 or -74 1/2
Make sense?
RJ
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