document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207835>Question 207835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve: 5/8x + 1/16x = 5/16 + x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I think by 5/8x you mean (5/8)x, or 5x/8, not 5/(8x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x + x = 5 + 16x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x = 5 + 16x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 5 + 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1<BR>\n" );
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