document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=161462>Question 161462</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need help with solving rational numbers with fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x-3) = x-4 - x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  4       2     4  Help!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "  4       2     4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "TO GET RID OF ALL THE DENOMINATORS BY MULTIPLYING ALL TERMS BY 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-3=2(X-4)-X-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-3=2X-8-X-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-2X+X=-8-1+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-6 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2*-6-3)/4=(-6-4)/2-(-6+1)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-12-3)/4=-10/2-(-5/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15/4=-5+5/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15/4=-20/4+5/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15/4=-15/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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