How to solve $3x-1/3$ =5??

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-24T08:38:44

$x=1.78$

$3x-1/3=5$

$3x=5+1/3$ (Transposing $-1/3$ to RHS)

$3x=15/3+1/3$ (Turning the fractions into like fractions)

$3x=16/3$

$x=16/3xx1/3$ (Transposing $xx3$ to RHS)

$x=16/9$
$:.x=1.78$

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