document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173914>Question 173914</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, I just don't get this one at all would I have to find the LCM first? Or would I multiply the reciprocal of one of them? I'm confused.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/8x+1/16x=5/16+x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure but is the answer to this question 1? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #128791 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=128791\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your equation is a bit hard to decipher (you should use parentheses so that we can understand exactly what goes in your numerators and denominators)  but having said that, I think you meant to write <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F8%29x%2B%281%2F16%29x=5%2F16%2Bx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F8%29x%2B%281%2F16%29x=5%2F16%2Bx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either way, with rational expressions, you need to find the Lowest Common Denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have denominators of 8, 16, and 1 (the 1 is the understood denominator under the x on the right side of the equation)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, your LCD here is 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%2F16%29x%2B%281%2F16%29x-%2816%2F16%29x=5%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%2F16%29x%2B%281%2F16%29x-%2816%2F16%29x=5%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2810+%2B+1+-+16%29x%29%2F16=5%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2810+%2B+1+-+16%29x%29%2F16=5%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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