SOLUTION: solve for x 1/x + 1/x+16 = 1/15

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Question 354051: solve for x
1/x + 1/x+16 = 1/15
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+1%2Fx+%2B+1%2Fx%2B16+=+1%2F15+
+%281%2B1%29%2Fx%2B16+=+1%2F15+
+2%2Fx%2B16+=+1%2F15+ multiply everything by 15x in order to get rid of the fractions, you get
+15x%282%2Fx%29%2B16%2A15x+=+15x%281%2F15%29+
+30%2B240x+=+x+
+30%2B240x+=+x+ subtract 240x from each side, you get
+30+=+-239x+ divide both sides by -239
+-30%2F239=x+