SOLUTION: How to set up to find the root of x if 2/5x+x=35

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Question 954025: How to set up to find the root of x if
2/5x+x=35

Answer by tashiko24(3)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rearrange the equation by subtracting what is to the right of the equal sign from both sides of the equation :
2/5*x+1/x-(35)=0
Step 1 :
2x 1
Simplify —— + —
5 x
Find the Least Common Multiple
The left denominator is : 5
The right denominator is : x

Least Common Multiple:
5x

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