How do you simplify #3x + \frac { 1} { 2} = 2x - \frac { 1} { 2}#?

1 Answer
Mar 18, 2018

See the following :)

Explanation:

First, we can minus #1/2# on both sides.

#3x+1/2=2x-1/2#
#3x+1/2 color(red)(-1/2)=2x-1/2color(red)(-1/2)# #=>#[minus 1/2 on both sides]
#3x+cancel (1/2)-cancel(1/2)=2x-1#

Then, we can minus #2x# on both sides.

#3xcolor(red)(-2x)=2x-1color(red)(-2x)# #=>#[minus 2x on both sides]

#x=cancel(2x)-cancel(2x)-1#

#x=-1#

Here we got the answer for the question. Hope this can help you :)