document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55707>Question 55707</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Did I complete this right?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5=x-2/20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started by multiplying 5 through the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5)(2/5)=(5)(x-2/20) and got: 2=5x-10/100!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is this right or did I miss a step? Any advice would be great!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started by multiplying 5 through the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5)(2/5)=(5)(x-2/20) and got: 2=5x-10/100!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should have gotten:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=5x-10/20 because the \"5\" multiplies the 2 but not the 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=5x-(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4=10x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Comment:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Least Common Denominator of your original problem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "was 20.  You should have multiplied both sides by 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to clear away all denominators, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20(2/5)=20(x-2/20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=20x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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