Question

solve: (x/4)=(x-2/3)
A)4
B)8
C)2

Answer 1

\[\frac{x}{4} = x - \frac{2}{3}?\]

Answer 2

\[\frac{x}{4} = x - \frac{2}{3}\]
\[\frac{x}{4} - x = -\frac{2}{3}\]
\[\frac{x}{4} - \frac{4x}{4} = -\frac{2}{3}\]
\[\frac{x-4x}{4} = -\frac{2}{3}\]
\[x - 4x = -\frac{2 \times 4}{3}\]
\[-3x = -\frac{2 \times 4}{3}\]
can you solve for x now?

Answer 3

\[\frac{x}{4} = \frac{x-2}{3}\]
cross multiply
\[3x = 4(x-2)\]
distribute
\[3x = 4x - 8\]
can you solve for x now?

Answer 4

do you get it @nique504 ?

Answer 5

yes. now all i do is add 8 to each side,then divide that answer by 4 right?

Answer 6

no...first put all the x on one side

Answer 7

how can you bring 4x and 3x into one side?

Answer 8

i can add 4x to both sides?

Answer 9

then that will give you 7x = 8x - 8

Answer 10

right?

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

so what happens now?

Answer 13

i'm not sure.

Answer 14

remember you want to put the x on one side only so what do you do?

Answer 15

subtract 4x from each side?

Answer 16

if you subtract 4x from both sides you get

3x - 4x = 4x - 4x - 8

3x - 4x = -8

very good the x are now on one side

now what is 3x-4x?

Answer 17

then my answer would be 8

Answer 18

yup x = 8 would be right

Answer 19

okay, thanks for helping:)

Answer 20

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