HELP!!!!
how do you solve this problem x/3 - (3-x)/6 - (x+2)/8 = (3x-1)/6
Solve for x:
(-2-x)/8+(x-3)/6+x/3 = (3 x-1)/6
Put each term in (-2-x)/8+(x-3)/6+x/3 over the common denominator 24: (-2-x)/8+(x-3)/6+x/3 = (3 (-2-x))/24+(4 (x-3))/24+(8 x)/24:
(3 (-2-x))/24+(4 (x-3))/24+(8 x)/24 = (3 x-1)/6
(3 (-2-x))/24+(4 (x-3))/24+(8 x)/24 = (3 (-2-x)+4 (x-3)+8 x)/24:
(3 (-2-x)+4 (x-3)+8 x)/24 = (3 x-1)/6
3 (-2-x) = -6-3 x:
(-6-3 x+4 (x-3)+8 x)/24 = (3 x-1)/6
4 (x-3) = 4 x-12:
(4 x-12+8 x-3 x-6)/24 = (3 x-1)/6
Grouping like terms, 8 x+4 x-3 x-12-6 = (-3 x+4 x+8 x)+(-6-12):
((-3 x+4 x+8 x)+(-6-12))/24 = (3 x-1)/6
-3 x+4 x+8 x = 9 x:
(9 x+(-6-12))/24 = (3 x-1)/6
-6-12 = -18:
(9 x+-18)/24 = (3 x-1)/6
Multiply both sides by 24:
(24 (9 x-18))/24 = 4 (3 x-1)
(24 (9 x-18))/24 = 24/24×(9 x-18) = 9 x-18:
9 x-18 = (24 (3 x-1))/6
24/6 = (6×4)/6 = 4:
9 x-18 = 4 (3 x-1)
Expand out terms of the right hand side:
9 x-18 = 12 x-4
Subtract 12 x from both sides:
(9 x-12 x)-18 = (12 x-12 x)-4
9 x-12 x = -3 x:
-3 x-18 = (12 x-12 x)-4
12 x-12 x = 0:
-3 x-18 = -4
Add 18 to both sides:
(18-18)-3 x = 18-4
18-18 = 0:
-3 x = 18-4
18-4 = 14:
-3 x = 14
Divide both sides of -3 x = 14 by -3:
(-3 x)/(-3) = 14/(-3)
(-3)/(-3) = 1:
x = 14/(-3)
Multiply numerator and denominator of 14/(-3) by -1:
Answer: |x = (-14)/3