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Question
Solve: `"x" + 7 - "8x"/3 = "17x"/6 - "5x"/8`
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Solution
`"x" + 7 - "8x"/3 = "17x"/6 - "5x"/8`
`x + 7-(8x)/3-(17x)/6+(5x)/8=0`
`(24x+168-64x-68x+15x)/24=0`
`168+39x-132x=0`
`168-93x=0`
`168=93x`
`x=168/93 =56/31`
`x = 1 25/31`
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