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प्रश्न
Solve the following:
`(3x - 8)/(2x) = 1`
उत्तर
Given, `(3x - 8)/(2x) = 1`
⇒ 3x – 8 = 2x ...[By cross-multiplication]
⇒ 3x – 2x = 8 ...[Transposing 2x to LHS and 8 to RHS]
∴ x = 8
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