find the solution for the following 4x-5/3=1/2
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not clear what the textbook had intended with the 3y. As written, it can be interpreted both ways. Yes, one could argue that without brackets the given order matters. One can however also argue that "3y" is a unit which belongs together. So, everybody is right and that the textbook problem has just been unclear."
This is actually a really fun topic. Lets expand a bit on it and explain why we can argue both ways. I bet most humans get the answer 2. [Update April 16, 2014: I made an experiment with my calculus class, in which
60 students submitted answers on paper: all except two got the answer 2.
Interestingly, the two other answers were 18/5. This is what you get if read it as 2x/(3y-1). Nobody got 11]. The interesting thing is that if you want to use
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Step-by-step explanation:
4x - 5/3 = 1/2
4x = 1/2 + 5/3
As LCM = 6,
4x = 3/6 +10/6
4x = 13/6
x = 13/6 divided by 4
x = 13/6 * 1/4
x = 13/24