document.write( "Question 457577: 3/5 (4n+1)=23
\n" ); document.write( "I am having difficulty solving this problem. Due to the only common denominator I can find for 23 is 69.
\n" ); document.write( "I flipped the fraction and multiplied and I get:
\n" ); document.write( "20/3N + 5/3 = 115/3
\n" ); document.write( " - 5/3 -5/3
\n" ); document.write( "20/3N = 110/3
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\n" ); document.write( "20/3 20/3
\n" ); document.write( "N=11/2 which is not correct\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then I tried multiplying everything by 69 which is the LCD if you flip everything and this did not work either. Can you help me solve this equation?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "69(20/3N)+69(5/3)=69(23)
\n" ); document.write( "460N + 115=1587
\n" ); document.write( " - 115= -115
\n" ); document.write( "460N 1472
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\n" ); document.write( "460 460
\n" ); document.write( "N=16/5
\n" ); document.write( "This is nor correct either. \n" ); document.write( "

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3/5*(4n+1)=23
\n" ); document.write( "(4n+1)=23*5/3
\n" ); document.write( "4n+1=115/3
\n" ); document.write( "Your big mistake was multiplying the left side by 5/3 twice.
\n" ); document.write( "5/3*3/5=1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4n=118/3
\n" ); document.write( "2n=59/3
\n" ); document.write( "n=28/3\r
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