document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144434>Question 144434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm really bad with fractions. Can someone help me please?  Thank you!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C  I need to solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/4x+1/8x = 9/8+x  Also solve for x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "eliminate both minus signs, just to make it easier to read.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, \"cross multiply\"  That's a short way to eliminate the fractions.  Multiply one NUM by the other DEN, and set them equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 times 8 = 6x times 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = 42x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40/42 = 20/21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's all.<BR>\n" );
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