document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=654116>Question 654116</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3k/5+44=12k/25+8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3k/5+36=12k/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5)3k/25+36=12k/25(25)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15k+180=12k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15k     -15k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180=-3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180/-3=k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-60=k<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The answer the computer gives is -300 but I don't get that answer no matter what and can't really see how it gets it in the break down either. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You were going along sort of ok, but I don't understand why you did this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (5)\frac{3k}{25}\ +\ 36\ =\ \frac{12k}{25}(25)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That extra factor of 25 in the RHS does not belong there.  I'm going to start over:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3k}{5}\ +\ 44\ =\ \frac{12k}{25}\ +\ 8\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add -44 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3k}{5}\ =\ \frac{12k}{25}\ -\ 36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE -\frac{12k}{25}\"> to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3k}{5}\ -\ \frac{12k}{25}\ \ =\ -36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LCD is 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left(\frac{5}{5}\right)\frac{3k}{5}\ -\ \frac{12k}{25}\ \ =\ -36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{15k}{25}\ -\ \frac{12k}{25}\ \ =\ -36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms in the LHS:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3k}{25}\ \ =\ -36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3k\ \ =\ -900\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{1}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ k\ =\ -300\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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