document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24359>Question 24359</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you get an equation into standard form? I know Ax+By=C but my problem is a/4+b/3=2 how do you get it into standard form? thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12938 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12938\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do you know how to find the L.C.M or the Least Common Multiple? Once you do that, then the problem becomes easy.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The L.C.M of 3 and 4 is 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 goes into 12 3 times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we write 3xa = 3a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Similarly 3 goes into 12 4 times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we write 4xb = 4b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiplying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a+4b = 12x2 = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a+4b = 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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