I need help solving -5/6q-(q-1/2)=1/4(q+1)

[Blinky68]

I need help solving -5/6q-(q-1/2)=1/4(q+1). I know thew answer is q=3/25 because I looked in the back of the book, however, my answer is q=21/4. HELP!!

 

[stapel]

I need help solving -5/6q-(q-1/2)=1/4(q+1). I know thew answer is q=3/25 because I looked in the back of the book, however, my answer is q=21/4.

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. . . . .\(\displaystyle -\dfrac{5}{6q}\, -\, \left(q\, -\, \dfrac{1}{2}\right)\, =\, \dfrac{1}{4(q\,+\, 1)}\)

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