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reducing the fraction to lowest terms
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We divide in the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common factor for 2*3^3 and 2^2*3^2, and that is 2*3^2:
The solution to the equation is the fraction:
x = 3/2
Or written as a mixed number:
x = 1 1/2