# grade 11 math

x/6-5=1/2x+1/3x-4

AHH!
help.
i need step-by-step.
all i know is that the answer is x=1.5
Thanks!

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1. (x/6) - 5 = (1/2)x + (1/3)x -4
Combine "x" terms on one side and constants on the right.
(3/6 + 2/6 - 1/6)x = -1
(2/3)x = -1
x = -3/2 = -1.5

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2. expand/explain?
how did you get -1?
the answer is positive, not negative.
hmm..

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