document.write( "Question 268433: can you tell me how to work the following problem? find the value of x: x+ 2 3/4= 3 7/8 \n" ); document.write( "
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x+ 2 3/4= 3 7/8
\n" ); document.write( "Change to improper fractions
\n" ); document.write( "x + 11/4 = 31/8
\n" ); document.write( "Get the same DEN
\n" ); document.write( "x + 22/8 = 31/8
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 22/8
\n" ); document.write( "x = 9/8
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\n" ); document.write( "You can make it 1 1/8, but there's no reason to do so.
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