SOLUTION: Solve: 2and 1/2 + 3 and 1/16k + 1/8= 0 solve for k

Question 180044This question is from textbook Saxon
: Solve:
2and 1/2 + 3 and 1/16k + 1/8= 0
solve for k
This question is from textbook Saxon

Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve:
2and 1/2 + 3 and 1/16k + 1/8= 0
solve for k
:
lets change the mixed fractions to improper fractions
:
2 and 1/2 is 5/2 and 3 and 1/16 is 49/16
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(5/2)+(49k/16)+(1/8)=0........the LCD is 16 so lets convert each fraction to like terms
:
(40/16)+(49k/16)+(2/16)=0
:
49k/16=-42/16
:
49k=-42
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