document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173159>Question 173159</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve for Q\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5+Q/40=845/Q+5+Q/80 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I understood your set up this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5 + Q)/40 = 845/(Q + 5) + (Q/80)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this the fractional equation that you are trying to solve for Q?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I received your e-mail.  I will set it up and let you finish the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to remove the fraction from both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To do this, multiply both sides by the LCD.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After multiplication, this is what we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(Q + 5)(Q + 5) = 67600 + Q(Q + 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We continue to break it down like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(Q^2 + 10Q + 25) = 67600 + Q^2 + 5Q\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2Q^2 + 20Q + 50 = 67600 + Q^2 + 5Q\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bring everything on the right side to the left but do not forget to change the sign of the terms you are moving to the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2Q^2 + 20Q + 50 - Q^2 - 5Q - 67600 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q^2 + 15Q - 67550 = 0...This is a quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you take over from here on.  To solve for Q, it is best to use the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understood?\r<BR>\n" );
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