document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=172130>Question 172130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5/x + 7/6 = 4/(x-4), solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am confused as to how I come up with the LCD for these to be able to solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #127167 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=127167\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your 3 denominators are x, 6, and (x-4).  Not a common factor among them.  You are stuck with using the product of the three, namely <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%286%29%28x-4%29=6x%5E2-24x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%286%29%28x-4%29=6x%5E2-24x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The good news is, once you apply the LCD to all three fractions, you can simply eliminate the denominators by multiplying both sides of the equation by the LCD.  You only have to deal with the numerators. </SPAN>\n" );
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