document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=398424>Question 398424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+1/4 = 1/6 + 2-x/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's get rid of the fractions x+1/4 = 1/6 + 2-x/3 by multiply this by 12 to get (Note: I'm assuming x & 2 are by themselves and not part of the numerator):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x + 3 = 2 + 24 - 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 4x and subtract 3 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 16 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=23/16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(if they are part of the numerator then we do this:)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 12:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+1) = 2 + 4(2-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3=2+8-4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 4x and subtract 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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