galactus said:
Seems the anxiety caused you to forget to post your problem?.
Heh, not quite. Fractions are kind of pain to post, so I figured that I would make sure if my understanding of the rule was correct first. Anyway, I'll post the problem, then my steps later if they are needed. (I'm little busy at the moment, sorry. I'll be back in about an hour after this post)
1 1
- - (x-12) + - (x+2) = x + 4
4 2
I would multiply everything outside of the parenthesis by 4, including the side of the equation without the fractions, right? My book says that the answer is x=0, but I can't figure out how to get that.
Thanks
Sorry about all the trouble, math really isn't my thing.
Edit: The problem came out wrong after I posted it, even if it looks normal in the text screen. The + one half should come after the (x-12) and before the (x+2) *Sigh* Things just aren't going my way today.