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Solve the following for $x$ :
$3 x - \frac{1}{2} x = 2 \frac{1}{2}$

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Solution

The correct option is A $1$
Given, $3 x - \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2}$
Multiplying both sides by $2$ , we get,
$6 x - x = 5$
$∴ 5 x = 5$
$∴ x = 1$

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