Such as 1/2x + 3/4 = 1/4 - 2x ?
Get rid of the fractions unless you like working with fractions: multiply by 4 (the LCD)
2x + 3 = 1 - 8x
Get all x terms on one side, constants on the other:
2x + 8x = 1 - 3
Combine: 10x = -2
Divide by 10: x = -2/10
Simplify: x = -1/5
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Assuming you want to get rid of the fractions, you can multiply both sides of the equations by the greatest common factor of the fractions. Then you can solve the equation normally.
By eliminating the fractions
I am not sure what you mean with "two step"; also, the details depend on solving equations depend on the specific equation. However, one thing you can often do to simplify equations with fractions is multiply left and right by the common denominator of all fractions - that way, you get rid of the fractions. Here is an example: (1/2)x + 3 = (2/3)x + 5 If you multiply both sides by 6, you'll get rid of the fractions (only whole numbers remain); this makes the equation easier to solve: 3x + 18 = 4x + 30
You will have to break it down, for example: 5x + 40= 60 -40 -40 ----------- 0 20 so 20 divided by 5 is 4 so x equals 4, thats how you do it,.
okay one step equations are when you do 1 problem and two step is when you do the same procedure twice