How do you solve $1/2k - 3 = 2 - 3/4k$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-04T16:42:52

The value of $k$ is $4$ .

Your equation is

$1/2k-3 = 2-3/4k$

Multiplying both sides by $4$ , we get

$2k-12 = 8-3k$

Keeping the terms involving $k$ on one side and the constants on the other, we get

$-12-8 = -3k-2k$

$-20 = -5k$

Divide both sides by $-5$

$(-20)/-5 = (-5k)/-5$

$4 = k$

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