SOLUTION: the sum 5/6 and three times a number is equal to 1/2 subtracted from four times the number?

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Question 907569: the sum 5/6 and three times a number is equal to 1/2 subtracted from four times the number?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x+5/6=4x-1/2
3x-4x=-1/2-5/6
-x=-3/6-5/6
-x=-8/6
x=1 1/3