SOLUTION: solve the equation 7/3-x/3=x/4 sorry about the slashes don't know how to put the lines under the numbers. If I could get some help on this I would appreciate it.
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Question 79784: solve the equation 7/3-x/3=x/4 sorry about the slashes don't know how to put the lines under the numbers. If I could get some help on this I would appreciate it. Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source):
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First, get the "x" terms on one side of the equation:
Now you need to add these two fractions on the left side of the equation. Use the same approach as adding any fraction - first find the LCD and rewrite the fractions in terms of this LCD. In this case, the LCD is 12. So we have:
Now, you can add the fractions on the left side:
And solve for x:
Good Luck,
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