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What value of <math>x</math> satisfies <cmath>x- \frac{5}{18} = \frac{1}{18} - \frac{1}{2}?</cmath>
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What value of <math>x</math> satisfies <cmath>x- \frac{3}{4} = \frac{5}{12} - \frac{1}{3}?</cmath>
  
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ -\frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{7}{36}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{7}{12}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{5}{6}</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ -\frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{7}{36}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{7}{12}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{5}{6}</math>

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Problem

What value of $x$ satisfies \[x- \frac{3}{4} = \frac{5}{12} - \frac{1}{3}?\]

$\textbf{(A)}\ -\frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{7}{36}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{7}{12}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{5}{6}$

Solution

Adding $\frac{3}{4}$ to both sides, $x= \frac{5}{12} - \frac{1}{3} + \frac{3}{4} = \frac{5}{12} - \frac{4}{12} + \frac{9}{12}=\boxed{\textbf{(E) }\frac{5}{6}}$.

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/WUcbVNy2uv0

~IceMatrix

See Also

2020 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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