Question

$\frac{2x}{8} - \frac{5x}{8} = \frac{5}{12}$
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Answer 1

Given:-

• $\dfrac{2x}{8} - \dfrac{5x}{8} = \dfrac{5}{12}$

To Find:-

• Value of x.

Solution:-

$⟹\: \dfrac{2x}{8} - \dfrac{5x}{8} = \dfrac{5}{12}$

As numerators are like term, So we simply subtract them,

$⟹\: \dfrac{2x-5x}{8} = \dfrac{5}{12}$

$⟹\: \dfrac{-3x}{8} = \dfrac{5}{12}$

On Cross Multiplication, we get

$⟹\: x = \dfrac{5×8}{12×(-3)}$

$⟹\: x = \dfrac{5×2}{3×(-3)}$

${\boxed{⟹\: x = \dfrac{-10}{9}}}$

Hence, the value of x is ${\bold{ \dfrac{-10}{9}.}}$

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