How do you solve -7/8x-5/6=11/24x-5/16?

1 Answer
Apr 25, 2017

By arranging your equation, x=-25/64

Explanation:

Expand the first term by 6, the second term by 6 (on left hand side), the first term by 2 and the second term by 3 (on the right hand side of the given).

Now:

(-(7*6x)/48)-(5*8/48)=((11*2x)/48)-((5*3)/48)

Arrange the above equation:

-42x-40=22x-15

Now you have
-42x-22x=40-15

or
-64x=25

or
x=-25/64

This is your answer x=-25/64