document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55897>Question 55897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I apologize but I do not have much information on the problem - it is for a 9th grade student and I have been out of school for a really long time and do not remember how to do algebra.  The problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/5x-7=21+9/10x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37903 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=37903\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If x is in the denominator of the fraction, this is how you do it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F5x-7=21%2B9%2F10x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F5x-7=21%2B9%2F10x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  The LCD (lowest common denominator) is 10x, multiply both sides of the = sign by 10x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10x%284%2F5x-7%29=10x%2821%2B9%2F10x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10x%284%2F5x-7%29=10x%2821%2B9%2F10x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40x%2F5x-70x=210x%2B90x%2F10x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40x%2F5x-70x=210x%2B90x%2F10x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8-70x=210x%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8-70x=210x%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8-70x%2B70x=70x%2B210x%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8-70x%2B70x=70x%2B210x%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8=280x%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8=280x%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8-9=280x%2B9-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8-9=280x%2B9-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1=280x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1=280x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F280=280x%2F280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F280=280x%2F280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F280=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F280=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If this is what you meant, this is how you do it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F5%29x-7=21%2B%289%2F10%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F5%29x-7=21%2B%289%2F10%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The LCD is 10 and the fractions can be eliminated by multiplying both sides of the = sign by 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%28%284%2F5%29x-7%29=10%2821%2B%289%2F10%29x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%28%284%2F5%29x-7%29=10%2821%2B%289%2F10%29x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2840%2F5%29x-70=210%2B%2890%2F10%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2840%2F5%29x-70=210%2B%2890%2F10%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x-70=210%2B9x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x-70=210%2B9x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8x%2B8x-70=210%2B9x-8x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8x%2B8x-70=210%2B9x-8x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-210-70=-210%2B210%2Bx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-210-70=-210%2B210%2Bx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-280=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-280=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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