document.write( "Question 208418: 1/2 x + 5/6 = 1- 2/3 x get the x value that is equal to \n" ); document.write( "
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Assume the problem is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29x\" + \"5%2F6\" = \"1+-+%282%2F3%29x\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply equation by 6
\n" ); document.write( " 6*\"%281%2F2%29x\" + 6*\"5%2F6\" = \"6%281%29+-+6%2A%282%2F3%29x\"
\n" ); document.write( "Cancel the denominators
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 5 = 6 - 2(2x)
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\n" ); document.write( "3x + 5 = 6 - 4x
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\n" ); document.write( "3x + 4x = 6 - 5
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\n" ); document.write( "7x = 1
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"1%2F7\"
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\n" ); document.write( "See if this is true
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29%281%2F7%29\" + \"5%2F6\" = \"1+-+%282%2F3%29%281%2F7%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F14%29\" + \"5%2F6\" = \"1+-+%282%2F21%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F14%29\" + \"5%2F6\" = \"%2821%2F21%29+-+%282%2F21%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use a common denominator 42
\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2F42%29\" + \"35%2F42\" = \"%2842%2F42%29+-+%284%2F42%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"38%2F42\" = \"38%2F42\"
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