Section: Math

23) In the equation below, what is the value of x? 

¹/₂x+8=³/₄x-3

1. 5
2. 10
3. 18
4. 44

¹/₂x+8=³/₄x-3
A-8 ¹/₂x=³/₄x-11
A-²/₄, 11 ¹/₄x=11
CROSS-MULTIPLY, and you get 44=x. Check your work by plugging in 44 for x and the two sides will equal one another. Answer 4 is the correct choice.