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how do you solve for -3/4x+1/4= 11/8

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Hello, Rachelle.

-3/4x + 1/4 = 11/8

For questions like these, you want to get the 'x' by itself. The first step toward doing that is to subtract 1/4 from both sides.

Subtracting 1/4 from both sides leaves you with -3/4x = 9/8 (11/8-1/4 = 9/8).

The next step is to get rid of that -3/4. To do so, multiply both sides by -4/3.

-3/4 x -4/3 = 1; 9/8 x -4/3 = -36/24, or -3/2.

Answer: x = -3/2

Hope this helps.

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John

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