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Question
Solve: `("x" - 1)/5 - "x"/3 = 1 - ("x" - 2)/2`
Solution
`("x" - 1)/5 - "x"/3 = 1 - ("x" - 2)/2`
⇒ `(6"x" - 6 - 10"x" = 30 - 15"x" + 30)/30`
⇒ − 4x − 6 = 60 − 15x
⇒ 15x − 4x = 60 + 6
⇒ 11x = 66
⇒ x = `66/11`
∴ x = 6
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