Question

What is the solution to the equation?
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Answer 1

@zepdrix

Answer 2

@Zale101 @arabpride

Answer 3

Have you considered making that ugly right-hand side into something tractable, like maybe an improper fraction? That will help. After that, I might be tempted to multiply the whole thing by 12. Why would I do that?

Show your work!

Answer 4

arab can u help i dont get it

Answer 5

@Firejay5

Answer 6

Do you want to know how?

Answer 7

yes plz

Answer 8

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281%2F4%29+%283x+-+16%29+%2B+%281%2F4%29x+%3D+5%281%2F3%29.
I am NOT for sure it's correct, but this is the answer it gave me. MAKE SURE YOU SHOW YOUR WORK THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

are you sure that's right but there's spoust to be a whole number

Answer 10

What are you talking about

Answer 11

I don't know what to do, I am not doing that

Answer 12

Really? 5 1/3 = 16/3

(1/4)(3x-16) + (1/4)x = (16/3)

Multply by 12.

3(3x-16) + 3x = 4(16)

Did you even TRY what I told you? Come on!! Show YOUR work!

Answer 13

but does x equal

Answer 14

Well, that would be the "show your work" part, wouldn't it...

You tell me what x equal.

Answer 15

x=21

Answer 16

You showed no work. How did you get that? Did you just copy it out of a book?

Answer 17

no

Answer 18

9 1/3

Answer 19

Wow. Still no work. Maybe you're rolling dice? SHOW SOME WORK!