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Chidatmika · Stefan V.

Jan 27, 2017

The answer is $6$ $6$ .

Explanation:

$\frac{1}{3} = \frac{8}{x} - 1$ $1/3=8/x-1$

$\frac{1}{3} = \frac{8 - x}{x}$ $1/3 = (8-x)/x$

$x = 24 - 3 x$ $x=24-3x$

$4 x = 24$ $4x=24$

$x = 6$ $x=6$

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