SOLUTION: solve the equation...(q+2/3)+(q-4/4)=2 I thought you would start by finding the LCM, which would be 12, but it is confusing me when it comes to the variables being added in.

Question 564032: solve the equation...(q+2/3)+(q-4/4)=2 I thought you would start by finding the LCM, which would be 12, but it is confusing me when it comes to the variables being added in.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve the equation...(q+2/3)+(q-4/4)=2
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+ = 2
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Multiply by the Lowest common denominator,
12* + 12* = 12(2)
Cancel the denominators and you have
4(q+2) + 3(q-4) = 24
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4q + 8 + 3q - 12 = 24
7q - 4 = 24
7q = 24 + 4
7q = 28
q = 28/7
q = 4
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See if that works in the original problem
+ = 2
+ = 2
2 + 0 = 2