document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=414505>Question 414505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the following equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/7(x-20)=1/5(x-28) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/7(x - 20) = 1/5(x - 28)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can get rid of the fractions by multiplying the entire <BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation by the least common denominator of the fractions, which is 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35[1/7(x - 20) = 1/5(x - 28] {multiplied entire equation by LCD, 35}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35[1/7(x - 20)] = 35[1/5(x - 28)] {multiplied each term by 35}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x - 20) = 7(x - 28) {cancelled and multiplied what's left}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 100 = 7x - 196 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 7x - 96 {added 100 to both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x = -96 {subtracted 7x from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 48 {divided both sides by -2}<BR>\n" );
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