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X-9= 1/4x + (1/4x + 12) + (1/4x - 3) what’s that answer?

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Answer:

x = 72

Explanation:

Make the problem simpler by eliminating the fractional coefficients:

x-9= 1/4x + (1/4x + 12) + (1/4x - 3), when multiplied by 4, becomes:

4x - 36 = x + x + 48 + x - 12

Summing up all the x terms, we get:

4x - 2x - x = 48 - 12 + 36

Then x = 72

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