How do you solve 1/3(9x-2) = 1/2(8x-6)?
2 Answers
x=7/3
Explanation:
color(blue)(1/3(9x-2)=1/2(8x-6)
Use distributive property
color(brown)(a(b+c)=ab+ac
Remove the brackets and solve
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Explanation:
1/3(9x-2)=1/2(8x-6)
1/3(9x-2)=1/2*2(4x-3)
1/3(9x-2)=(4x-3)
color(red)3[1/3(9x-2)]=color(red)3(4x-3)
9x-2=3(4x-3)
9x-2=12x-9
3x=7
color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)x=7/3color(white)(a/a)|)))