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Could someone help explain this asap
x-7/8=-3/4

Could someone help explain this asap x-7/8=-3/4-example-1
User Bendik
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Answer: x=1/8

Explanation:


\displaystyle\\x-(7)/(8)=-(3)/(4) \\\\ x-(7)/(8)+(7)/(8)=-(3)/(4)+(7)/(8)\\\\x=-(3)/(4) +(7)/(8) \\\\ x=(7)/(8)-(3*2)/(4*2)\\\\ x=(7)/(8) -(6)/(8) \\\\x=(7-6)/(8) \\\\x=(1)/(8)

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