SOLUTION: n+4/9=3

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Question 91042: n+4/9=3

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A couple of ways come to mind on this problem.
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You are given:
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To solve for n, you might replace the 3 on the right side by which is equal to 3.
Note that this fraction has the same denominator as the fraction on the left side.
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Next you can get rid of the on the left side by subtracting from both
sides. This subtraction results in:
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Because the fractions on the right side have the same denominator you can subtract their
numerators and the equation reduces to:
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So, you have the answer of
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Another way you could do the problem is to start with the original equation:
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and get rid of the denominator 9 by multiplying both sides (all terms) by 9. This multiplication
results in:
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And this simplifies to:
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Subtract 4 from both sides and you have:
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And finally, solve for n by dividing both sides by 9 (the multiplier of n) to get:
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Which is the same answer as we got before.
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You can check the answer by returning to the original equation you were given and substituting
for n to get:
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On the left side, there is a common denominator so the numerators can be added to get:
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After the numerators are added you have:
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And after the 27 is divided by the 9 on the left side you get:
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Since this is true, the equation works when . Therefore, the answer we
got is correct.
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Hope this helps you to understand the problem and several ways in which it can be worked.
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And just in case you meant the problem to be:
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(which is not the way you wrote it), you can work this problem by multiplying both sides
by 9 (all terms) to make the equation become:
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Then subtract 4 from both sides and you get:
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In this case the answer for n is n = 23.

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