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Solve the equation.

x + 1/6 = 6
A.x = –6 1/6
B.x = –5 5/6
C.x = 5 5/6
D.x = 6 1/6
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User ARRG
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If you would like to solve the equation x + 1/6 = 6, you can do this using the following steps:

x + 1/6 = 6 /-1/6
x + 1/6 - 1/6 = 6 - 1/6
x = 6 - 1/6
x = 36/6 - 1/6
x = 35/6
x = 5 5/6

The correct result would be C. x = 5 5/6.
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