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#1 2009-07-15 14:20:12
- Daveyknew
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Help
1/2x-1/3+4/5=x
Can someone tell me HOW to solve this but also the answer?
#2 2009-07-15 14:27:31
- daveyknew
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Re: Help
I know this is simple but we're 22 and 25 respectively and just recently back in college. :-/
#3 2009-07-15 21:18:49
- bobbym
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Re: Help
Hi Daveyknew;
The answer is
Here how to get it:
subtract 1/2 x from both sides
Multiply both sides by 2
Last edited by bobbym (2009-07-15 22:45:43)
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#4 2009-07-16 03:32:45
- soroban
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Re: Help
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