What is (x-8)/4 + 1 = 3x/4?

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What is (x-8)/4 + 1 = 3x/4?

please show me how to do it

2007-07-31 16:52:00 · 2 answers · asked by vennysweetgirl21 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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(x - 8)/4 + 1 = 3x/4
~multiply both sides by 4
x - 8 + 4 = 3x
~collect x on one side
-4 = 2x
~divide by 2
x = -2

2007-07-31 16:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

All terms except the constant are over 4, so convert the constant (1) to 4/4.
Then you have (x-8+4)/4 = 3x /4
Multiply both sides by 4 to get x-4=3x
Solve for x: x=-2

2007-07-31 16:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋