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Given 3X/4-5=2X/3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Clear the denominators by multiplying everything by 12 to get
\n" ); document.write( "12x - 60 = 8x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplifying
\n" ); document.write( "12X + -60 = 8X\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Reorder the terms:
\n" ); document.write( "-60 + 12X = 8X\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solving
\n" ); document.write( "-60 + 12X = 8X\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solving for variable 'X'.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Move all terms containing X to the left, all other terms to the right.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add '-8X' to each side of the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "-60 + 12X + -8X = 8X + -8X\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms: 12X + -8X = 4X
\n" ); document.write( "-60 + 4X = 8X + -8X\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms: 8X + -8X = 0
\n" ); document.write( "-60 + 4X = 0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add '60' to each side of the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "-60 + 60 + 4X = 0 + 60\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms: -60 + 60 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "0 + 4X = 0 + 60
\n" ); document.write( "4X = 0 + 60\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms: 0 + 60 = 60
\n" ); document.write( "4X = 60\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide each side by '4'.
\n" ); document.write( "X = 15\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplifying
\n" ); document.write( "X = 15 \n" ); document.write( "