document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58037>Question 58037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help solving a practice problem, I cannot get this one right!  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x+3) / (3x)= (7 / 3) - (9 / x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried multiplying (7 / 3)(x / x) and (9 / x)(3 / 3) to get the right side to become:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7x-27) / (3x) but then I thought I could just get rid of the denominators since they were the same and I'd be left with (5x+3) = (7x-27), which eventually gives an answer of 15.  However, when I check the solution of 15 in the original problem it doesn't work out.  What am I doing wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Karen </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39695 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=39695\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi Karen,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your solution is right, so I'm going to show you the checking part.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x+3) / (3x)= (7 / 3) - (9 / x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried multiplying (7 / 3)(x / x) and (9 / x)(3 / 3) to get the right side to become:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7x-27) / (3x) but then I thought I could just get rid of the denominators since they were the same and I'd be left with (5x+3) = (7x-27), which eventually gives an answer of 15.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2815%29-27%29%2F%283%2815%29%29=%287%2F3%29-9%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2815%29-27%29%2F%283%2815%29%29=%287%2F3%29-9%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28105-27%29%2F45=7%2A5%2F%283%2A5%29-9%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28105-27%29%2F45=7%2A5%2F%283%2A5%29-9%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=78%2F45=35%2F15-9%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"78%2F45=35%2F15-9%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A26%2F%283%2A15%29=%2835-9%29%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A26%2F%283%2A15%29=%2835-9%29%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26%2F15=26%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26%2F15=26%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  You're right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Checking this kind of problem is a bear, unless you reduce both sides completely, you won't know both sides are equal.  I usually like to check these things by storing values into my graphing calculator.  Which gave me 1.7333...=1.7333... proving you were right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating, Karen!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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