document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=757741>Question 757741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have tried this problem out for the past 30 minutes. It's just that fractions are added in to the linear equation problems and it's confusing me . <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help me solve this question : (3x +1) /4 - (x+2) / 5 = 2 Thank You </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(3x +1) - 4(x+2) = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x+5 - 4x-8 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x - 3 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 43/11<BR>\n" );
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