Explain to me how you solve x-2 over 3 plus x plus 5 over 2 equals 1 third?

Answer 1

x-(2/3)+x+(5/2)=(1/3)

is

2x+5/2=(1/3)+(2/3)

2x=1-(5/2)

2x=(2/2)-(5/2)

2x=-(3/2)

x=-(3/4)

Take it step by step and gather like terms. Only do one thing at a time. It may take a couple of pages you you get there in the end and if you make a mistake, it's easy to see where.