12(4x -1/4x ) 2 + 5(4x-1/4x) - 2

solve it

X= -28/17 =1.647
"1.5" was replaced by "(15/10)".

5*(4*x-(15/10)*x)+12-(4*x-2)=0

Simplify 3/2

3
((5 • (4x - (— • x))) + 12) - (4x - 2) = 0
2

Subtracting a fraction from a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using 2 as the denominator :

Adding a whole to a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using 2 as the denominator

Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using 2 as the denominator

Pull out like factors :

4x - 2 = 2 • (2x - 1)

When a fraction equals zero ...
Where a fraction equals zero, its numerator, the part which is above the fraction line, must equal zero.

Now,to get rid of the denominator, Tiger multiplys both sides of the equation by the denominator.

Here's how:

17x+28
—————— • 2 = 0 • 2
2
Now, on the left hand side, the 2 cancels out the denominator, while, on the right hand side, zero times anything is still zero.

The equation now takes the shape :
17x+28 = 0

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