Posted by Rosemary on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:58am.
easiest to get rid of the fractions. Multiply through by 4:
-(x-8) + 2(x+2) = 4(x+3)
-x+8+2x+4 = 4x+12
3x = 0
x=0
check:
-1/4 (-8) + 1/2 (2) = 3
2+1=3
YES!
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