document.write( "Question 149599: Solve 1/x+1/6=1/4 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x%281%2Fx%2B1%2F6%29=12x%281%2F4%29\" Multiply both sides by the LCD \"12x\". Doing so will eliminate the fractions.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x%281%2Fcross%28x%29%29%2B12x%281%2Fcross%286%29%29=12x%281%2Fcross%284%29%29\" Distribute. Notice how the denominators cancel out.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12%2B2x=3x\" Simplify.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12%2Bcross%282x-2x%29=3x-2x\" Subtract \"2x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12=3x-2x\" Simplify.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12=x\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"x=12\"
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