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Solve:
x/3-1/2=5/6

User Dan Tuffery
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Answer:

x=4

Explanation:

x/3-1/2=5/6

Add 1/2 to each side

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

x/3 = 5/6+1/2

Get a common denominator on the right

x/3 = 5/6+3/6

x/3 = 8/6

x/3 = 4/3

Multiply each side by 3

x/3 *3 = 4/3*3

x = 4

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