document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364807>Question 364807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -4x-25=-27 2/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The smartest way to go on these with fractions is get rid of the fractions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This -4x-25=-27 2/3 can be multiplied by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12x-75=-83<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now add 75 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by -12 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8/12 or 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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