Please solve for x, and give me an explanation on how you did so? 1/2x-1/3=5/6

Explanation:

Fractions are a pain to deal with, so whenever possible I recommend you eliminate them. With equations like this, you can multiply both sides by the same number to do so. The question is: which number would that be?

If you pick on the LCD, then you'll be able to clear out the fractions. The LCD of 1/2, 1/3, and 5/6 is 6 since the LCM of the denominators is 6.

Multiply both sides by 6 to get

(1/2)x - 1/3 = 5/6

6*[ (1/2)x - 1/3 ] = 6(5/6)

6*(1/2)x - 6*(1/3) = 6(5/6)

3x - 2 = 5

At this point, the fractions are gone. We can now solve like so

3x-2 = 5

3x-2+2 = 5+2 ... adding 2 to both sides

3x = 7

3x/3 = 7/3 dividing both sides by 3

x = 7/3

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents

the aswere is the one with all 8's and the second one is with the 10,8 and 6

step-by-step explanation: