document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43122>Question 43122</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016020/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm stuck again...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/3 - x/6 = 1  Man I hate these things...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28153 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=28153\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To do fractional equations, the first step is almost always the same...multiply every term by the lowest common denominator present in the problem...here that is 6...so we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/3 - x/6 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(x/3 - x/6 = 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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