document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702079>Question 702079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5/8 + 8/n + 3/n = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432778 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=432778\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This exercise problem is incomplete.  The righthand member of the equation must have either a value or a variable, or there is not enough information to solve for n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can we assume that the left hand member is equal to some number, b?  Then we may have  5/8 + 8/n + 3/n = b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's clear the denominator by multiplying both sides by n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n( 5/8 + 8/n + 3/n ) = bn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5/8)n + 8 + 3 = bn<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".... and can you finish this on your own, solving for n? </SPAN>\n" );
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