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Question
Solve: `"x"/3 - "x"/4 = 2`
Solution
`"x"/3 - "x"/4 = 2`
⇒ `("4x - 3x")/12 = 2`
⇒ 4x - 3x = 2 × 12
⇒ x = 24
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