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Question 457668: Solve. 5/2x+1/4x=11/4+x
Answer by oberobic(2304)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5/2x + 1/4x = 11/4 + x
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These fractions are painful. But we can treat them all as quarters.
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Recall
5/2 = 10/4
Also,
x = 1/1x = 2/2x = 3/3x = 4/4x...
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10/4x + 1/4x = 11/4 + 4/4x
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11/4x = 11/4 + 4/4x
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Subtract 4/4x from both sides
7/4x = 11/4
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Multiply both sides by 4
7x = 11
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Divide both sides by 7
x = 11/7
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