document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347766>Question 347766</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4/5+x-1/4=37/10 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's get rid of the fractions in this x+4/5+x-1/4=37/10 by multiplying it by 20:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+16+20x-5=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now combine like terms and subtract both sides by 11 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divde both sides by 40:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=63/40 or 1 23/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Got it?<BR>\n" );
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