document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=629448>Question 629448</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 - 5/6 = 1/x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2/6 - 5/6 = 1/x   {got common denominator}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/6 = 1/x   {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/2 = 1/x   {reduced}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2   {when you have a fraction equal to 1/x, just flip both over, not off!}<BR>\n" );
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