SOLUTION: 5/4x+1/8x=3/8+x Can I please have some one help me

Question 357184: 5/4x+1/8x=3/8+x Can I please have some one help me
Answer by neatmath(302) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The easiest way to solve this problem is to get rid of the fractions, ie multiply every term in the equation by the Least Common Denominator of the fractions.

In this case, we can see that 8 is the Least Common Denominator.

So, let's proceed:

assuming this is the actual equation

multiply all terms by 8

simplify

simplify

simplify

simplify

answer

I hope this helps! :)

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