correction
3x-2/8 + 2-x/ 4 = - 1/2
3x-2 + 2-x = - 1
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(3x-2)/8 + (2-x)/ 4 = - 1/2
easy way: clear fractions by multiplying by 8:
(3x-2) + 2(2-x) = (-1/2)(4)
3x-2+4-2x = -2
x+2 = -2
x = -6
check:
(3(-6)-2)/8 + (2-(-6))/4 = -20/8 + 8/4 = -5/2 + 2 = -1/2
easy way: clear fractions by multiplying by 8:
(3x-2) + 2(2-x) = (-1/2)(4)
3x-2+4-2x = -2
x+2 = -2
x = -6
check:
(3(-6)-2)/8 + (2-(-6))/4 = -20/8 + 8/4 = -5/2 + 2 = -1/2