document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309238>Question 309238</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + 5/6 = 3 1/2            \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  can you please show me step by step to solving this problem </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ +\ \frac{5}{6}\ =\ 3\frac{1}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1:  Change the mixed fraction to an improper fraction.  2 times 3 plus 1 = 7 so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ +\ \frac{5}{6}\ =\ \frac{7}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2:  Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -\frac{5}{6}\"> to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ -\frac{5}{6}\ +\ \frac{7}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3:  Find and apply the LCD.  LCD for 2 and 6 is 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ -\frac{5}{6}\ +\ \frac{7}{2}\left(\frac{3}{3}\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ -\frac{5}{6}\ +\ \frac{21}{6}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4: Add the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ \frac{16}{6}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5: Reduce the fraction to lowest terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ \frac{8}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stop here unless you have instructions to either provide a decimal approximation:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2.667\"> or a mixed number: 3 goes into 8 two times remainder 2, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2\frac{2}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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