How do you solve this equation? x/2 - x = x/4 + 6

Mathematics

1 answer:

fenix001 [56]4 years ago

4 0

Answer:

x= - 8

Step-by-step explanation:

multiply both sides by 4 to get rid of the fractions. you should then get:

2x-4x=x+24

then get all the x terms to one side by subtracting by x on each side:

2x-4x-x=24

then simplify:

-3x=24

divide by -3 on each side:

x= - 8

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