document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243052>Question 243052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve -3/u+1=-8+7/u+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Group like terms together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/u-7/u = -8+2-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: find LCF of the demoninators of the equation at the left of the equal sign. Here you will realise that U is the LCF and so factorised as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3-7/U = -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: Solve for U value\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10/U = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mutliply both sides by U\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(U)-10/U = -7(U)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two Us at left will cancel themselves and you will have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10 = -7U\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -7:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10/-7 = -7U/-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the left the negatives will cancel themselves and at the right -7 as a demoninator will cancel the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the final answer will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/7 = U or U = 1 whole number, 3 over 7 (Mixed fraction)\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 #178089 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=freekie11><B>freekie11(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=freekie11><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=freekie11><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=178089\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Step 1: Group like terms together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/u-7/u = -8+2-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: find LCF of the demoninators of the equation at the left of the equal sign. Here you will realise that U is the LCF and so factorised as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3-7/U = -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: Solve for U value\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10/U = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mutliply both sides by U\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(U)-10/U = -7(U)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "The two Us at left will cancel themselves and you will have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10 = -7U\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -7:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10/-7 = -7U/-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the left the negatives will cancel themselves and at the right -7 as a demoninator will cancel the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the final answer will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/7 = U or U = 1 whole number, 3 over 7 (Mixed fraction)\r<BR>\n" );
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