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1/4(x-1)+3x=2 solve for x.

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

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

(1)/(4)x+3x=2+(1)/(4)

(13)/(4)x=(9)/(4)
|:(13)/(4)

x=(9)/(4)*(4)/(13)

x=(9)/(13)



(1)/(4)((9)/(13)-1)+3*(9)/(13)=2

(1)/(4)*(-(4)/(13))+(27)/(13)=2

-(4)/(52)+(27)/(13)=2

-(1)/(13)+(27)/(13)=2

(26)/(13)=2

2=2

L=R
User Alexander Puchkov
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The answer for x is 9/13. Hope it help!
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