document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662668>Question 662668</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't know if this is a proportion or not but I don't understand:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3+1/5=x/30 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3+1/5=x/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when working with equations, to eliminate fractions, multiply each term by the LCD, which in this case=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30*1/3+30*1/5=30*x/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+6=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 <BR>\n" );
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