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Which value of 
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(4)/(3)(x-(1)/(4))=-(37)/(3) ?
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Which value of x x satisfies the equation 43(x14)=373 \frac{4}{3}\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)=-\frac{37}{3} ?\newline99\newline8 -8 \newline88\newline9 -9

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Q. Which value of x x satisfies the equation 43(x14)=373 \frac{4}{3}\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)=-\frac{37}{3} ?\newline99\newline8 -8 \newline88\newline9 -9
  1. Isolate variable x: First, we need to isolate the variable xx by getting rid of the fraction on the left side of the equation. To do this, we can multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of the fraction's coefficient, which is 34\frac{3}{4}. So we multiply both sides by 34\frac{3}{4} to get: 34×43(x14)=34×373\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{4}{3}(x - \frac{1}{4}) = \frac{3}{4} \times -\frac{37}{3}
  2. Simplify left side: Now we simplify both sides of the equation. On the left side, the (34)(\frac{3}{4}) and (43)(\frac{4}{3}) will cancel each other out, leaving us with just x14x - \frac{1}{4}. On the right side, we multiply the numerators and the denominators separately: 3×374×3\frac{3 \times -37}{4 \times 3}
  3. Simplify right side: Simplifying the right side further, we get: \newline11112-\frac{111}{12}\newlineNow the equation looks like this:\newlinex14=11112x - \frac{1}{4} = -\frac{111}{12}
  4. Get x by itself: Next, we need to get x by itself. To do this, we add 14\frac{1}{4} to both sides of the equation to cancel out the 14-\frac{1}{4} on the left side:\newlinex14+14=11112+14x - \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4} = -\frac{111}{12} + \frac{1}{4}
  5. Add fractions on right: We need to add the fractions on the right side. To do this, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 1212 and 44 is 1212, so we convert 14\frac{1}{4} to 312\frac{3}{12}:\newlinex=11112+312x = -\frac{111}{12} + \frac{3}{12}
  6. Add numerators: Now we add the numerators on the right side:\newlinex=(111+3)/12x = (-111 + 3) / 12\newlinex=108/12x = -108 / 12
  7. Simplify fraction: Finally, we simplify the fraction on the right side by dividing 108-108 by 1212:x=10812x = \frac{-108}{12}x=9x = -9

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