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$x$ over 3 + $x$ +1 over 2 = 3

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-05T00:29:19

$x=3$

Given:

$x/3+(x+1)/2=3$

Multiply both sides by $6$ .

$6(x/3+(x+1)/2)=3*6$

$(6x)/3+(6(x+1))/2=18$

$2x+3(x+1)=18$

Expand.

$2x+3x+3=18$

Add like-terms.

$5x+3=18$

Subtract $3$ from both sides.

$5x=18-3$

$5x=15$

Divide by $5$ .

$x=15/5$

$=3$