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1/2x-9=1/4x+3Solve the equation for x

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In order to solve this equation for x, we need to isolate the variable x in one side of the equation. So we have that:


\begin{gathered} (1)/(2)x-9=(1)/(4)x+3 \\ 4((1)/(2)x-9)=4((1)/(4)x+3) \\ 2x-36=x+12 \\ 2x-x=12+36 \\ x=48 \end{gathered}

So the value of x is 48.

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