49 - 2/3 x = 32 - 1/6 x
Move the constant terms to one side and the terms containing x to the other:
49 - 32 = 2/3 x - 1/6 x
Simplify the left side, and pull out the common factor of x on the right side:
17 = (2/3 - 1/6) x
Write the fractions in terms of a common denominator. In this case, you would take
2/3 = 4/6
so that
(2/3 - 1/6) x = (4/6 - 1/6) x = 3/6 x = 1/2 x
Then the equation is
17 = 1/2 x
Multiply both sides by 2:
2 × 17 = 2 × 1/2 x
34 = x