Properties of equality

Nekkamath said:
-3x+1/2=3/8

having a hard time figuring how to work for the solution.

\(\displaystyle -3x + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{3}{8}\)

\(\displaystyle -3x=\frac{3}{8} - \frac{1}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle -3x = \frac{3-4}{8}\)

\(\displaystyle -24x=-1\)

\(\displaystyle x=\frac{1}{24}\)
 
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