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document.write( "Can someone help me with this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By what should both sides of the equation below be multiplied to clear it of fractions?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) x/7 = 2x/3 + 9/4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) 6x/x-6 = 5+ 1/x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alberto </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #171027 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=171027\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) x/7 = 2x/3 + 9x/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/7=2x/3+9x/4 the LCD for these 3 fractions is 7*3*4=84.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84x/7=84*2x/3+84*9x/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=56x+189x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12X-56X-189X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-233X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=0/-233<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=0 ANS.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) 6x/(x-6) = 5+ 1/(x-6) hERE THE LCD=(X-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X(X-6)/(X-6)=5(X-6)+1(X-6)/(X-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X=5X-30+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X-5X=-29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-29 ANS.\r<BR>\n" );
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