College Algebra?

Question

What kind of problem is this? And where is the best place to learn how to do them?
x+3/6 = 3/8+x-5/4
Thats x plus 3 over 6 (x+3 not just 3/6) equals 3over8 plus x negative 5 over 4

Answer 1

USE PARENTHESES. Even with your explanation, it is impossible to tell what is going on without parentheses.

"3 over 8 plus x" could mean
3 / (8 + x)
or
(3/8) + x

Answer 2

I'm not sure I would say this is college Algebra, looks more like early high school to me.

This is a simple algebraic problem that requires solving a first degree linear equation. What you want to do is get rid of the denominators on both sides of the equal sign by multiplying both sides by a multiple of 6, 8, and 4. Then isolate x, and solve from there.

This kind of question should be posed in high schools, so if you attend your high school math classes, you should be good to.