document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189704>Question 189704</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130519669/algebrahomeworkh>Prentice Hall Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve (finding a least common denominators).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/3x + 3/x = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #142345 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=142345\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F%283x%29+%2B+3%2F%28x%29+=+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F%283x%29+%2B+3%2F%28x%29+=+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%283x%29%285%2Fcross%283x%29%29+%2B+3%2Across%28x%29%283%2Fcross%28x%29%29+=+1%283x%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%283x%29%285%2Fcross%283x%29%29+%2B+3%2Across%28x%29%283%2Fcross%28x%29%29+=+1%283x%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply EVERY term by the LCD 3x to clear out the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2B3%283%29=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2B3%283%29=3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2B9=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2B9=3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14=3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2F3=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2F3=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3 to isolate x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is approximately <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x \approx 4.667\"> </SPAN>\n" );
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