SOLUTION: x/6 = (x-4)/2 Please show me the steps to solve this equation.

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Question 798377: x/6 = (x-4)/2 Please show me the steps to solve this equation.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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x/6 = (x-4)/2
multiply both sides of = by 6
x = 3*(x-4)
x = 3x -12
subtract 3x from both sides of =
-2x = -12
divide both sides of = by -2
x = 6