Answer:
x = 72
Step-by-step explanation:
Make the problem simpler by eliminating the fractional coefficients:
x-9= 1/4x + (1/4x + 12) + (1/4x - 3), when multiplied by 4, becomes:
4x - 36 = x + x + 48 + x - 12
Summing up all the x terms, we get:
4x - 2x - x = 48 - 12 + 36
Then x = 72
