Question

How do you solve `7 s - 2/3 - 3s - 16/6 = 2`?

Answer 1

`color(green)(s=4/3)`

Explanation:

Group variable terms on the left and constant terms on the right
`color(white)("XXX")7s-3s=2+2/3+(cancel(16)^8)/(cancel(6)_3)`

Simplify both sides:
`color(white)("XXX")4s=6/3+2/3+8/3=16/3`

Divide both sides by `4` to reduce the left side to a unit variable
`color(white)("XXX")s=4/3`