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\frac{4}{3}x+\frac{4}{3}-\frac{3}{4}x=3
Subtract \frac{3}{4}x from both sides.
\frac{7}{12}x+\frac{4}{3}=3
Combine \frac{4}{3}x and -\frac{3}{4}x to get \frac{7}{12}x.
\frac{7}{12}x=3-\frac{4}{3}
Subtract \frac{4}{3} from both sides.
\frac{7}{12}x=\frac{9}{3}-\frac{4}{3}
Convert 3 to fraction \frac{9}{3}.
\frac{7}{12}x=\frac{9-4}{3}
Since \frac{9}{3} and \frac{4}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
\frac{7}{12}x=\frac{5}{3}
Subtract 4 from 9 to get 5.
x=\frac{5}{3}\times \frac{12}{7}
Multiply both sides by \frac{12}{7}, the reciprocal of \frac{7}{12}.
x=\frac{5\times 12}{3\times 7}
Multiply \frac{5}{3} times \frac{12}{7} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{60}{21}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 12}{3\times 7}.
x=\frac{20}{7}
Reduce the fraction \frac{60}{21} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.