document.write( "Question 360471: I have problem when fractions come into the mix! Please help me to start this equation.\r
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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "*Note: Fractions are like every other number when solving an equation.
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document.write( "the only difference being we would like all terms to have a denominator of 1
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document.write( "1/4(3a+1)=2/3(11-a)
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document.write( "Mulitiplying both sides of the equation by 12, so as to have denominators of 1
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document.write( "3(3a+1) = 4*2(11-a)
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document.write( "simplyfy and solve as one would do an equation without 'fractions'
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document.write( "9a + 3 = 88 - 8a
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document.write( "17a = 85
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document.write( "a = 5   answer is an integer \n" );
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