document.write( "Question 53704: I'm attempting to solve:
\n" ); document.write( "4/5 x - 2/3 = 3x + 1 /2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I came up with an answer of -5/3, but it doesn't check properly.
\n" ); document.write( "I came up with - 5/3 by multiplying both sides by 30, that left me with 24x - 20 = 45x + 15, subtracted 20 from sides and then subtracted 45x from both sides and was left with -21x = 35. Divided both sides by -21 and got - 35/21, which simplifies to - 5/3. However, when I attempt to check the problem by plugging in that answer it is incorrect.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Any help here would be great!
\n" ); document.write( "Karen \n" ); document.write( "
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(4/5) x - (2/3) = 3x + (1/2)
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 30 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "24x - 20 = 90x +15
\n" ); document.write( "66x=-35
\n" ); document.write( "x=-35/66
\n" ); document.write( "This answer checks out.
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\n" ); document.write( "Comment:
\n" ); document.write( "It may be that your original problem
\n" ); document.write( "is really the following:
\n" ); document.write( "(4/5)x-(2/3) = (3x+1)/2
\n" ); document.write( "If you are given an answer for your problem
\n" ); document.write( "and it is not -35/66 you might try solving
\n" ); document.write( "this alternate form of your problem.
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r
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