How do you solve $2x-(2x)/7=x/2+17/2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-03T19:20:17

$x=7$
Take L.C.M and simplify.

$2x-(2x)/7=x/2+17/2$
$(14x-2x)/7=(x+17)/2$ Take LCM 7 on LHS and simplify
$(12x)/7=(x+17)/2$
$24x=7x+119$
$17x=119$
$x=7$

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