document.write( "Question 202601This question is from textbook Finite Mathematics
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+2/2-x/3=5 \r
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Assuming the problem is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B2%29%2F2+-+x%2F3+=+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The simplest way is to multiply both sides by the Lowest Common Denominator (LCD). The LCD in your equation is 6. So:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2A%28%28x%2B2%29%2F2+-+x%2F3%29+=+6%2A5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Using the distributive equation on the left we get:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%286%2A%28x+%2B+2%29%29%2F2+-+%286%2Ax%29%2F3+=+30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The fractions reduce to \"non-fractions\" (which is why we multiplied by the LCD):
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%28x+%2B+2%29+-+2x+=+30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Simplifying the left side we get:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x+%2B+6+-+2x+=+30\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+6+=+30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtracting 6 from both sides we get:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+24\"$
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