How do you solve $5/12x+1/6=-4/3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-13T05:58:58

$x=-3 3/5$

$5/12x+1/6=-4/3$

Multiply all terms by the LCM $12$ .

$(12xx5/12x)+(12xx1/6)=-(12xx4/3)$

$(1cancel12xx5/(1cancel12)x)+(2cancel12xx1/(1cancel6))=-(4cancel12xx4/(1cancel3))$

$5x+2=-16$

Subtract $2$ from each side.

$5x=-18$

Divide both sides by $5$ .

$x=-18/5$

$x=-3 3/5$

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