How do you solve $n/4 - 5/6 = 5/12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-13T14:51:08

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$n/4 - 5/6 = 5/12$

Adding $5/6$ both sides we get

$=>n/4 - cancel(5/6)+cancel(5/6) = 5/12+5/6$

$=>n/4 = 5/12+5/6$

Multiplying both sides by 4

$=>n/cancel4xxcancel4 = 5/cancel12^3xxcancel4+5/cancel6^3xxcancel4^2$

$=>n = 5/3+10/3$
$=>n = (5+10)/3=15/3=5$

$:.n=5$

How do you solve n/4 - 5/6 = 5/12n/4 - 5/6 = 5/12?