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What is the value of x in the equation 1/2x-3/4=3/8-5/8

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Answer:

the answer its 1

Explanation:

User Ankit Bhardwaj
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Answer:

x=1

Explanation:

1/2x-3/4=3/8-5/8

Combine like terms on the right hand side

1/2x-3/4=-2/8

Simplify the fraction

1/2x-3/4=-1/4

Add 3/4 to each side

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

1/2x = 2/4

Multiply each side by 2

1/2x *2 = 2/4*2

x = 4/4

x=1

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