document.write( "Question 65577: If one-half of an interger is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive interger, the difference is 3. What are the two intergers?\r
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document.write( "I am lost on trying to figure out this problem, I can solve them without the fractions but with confuse me horribly. Thank you for the help \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #46206 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (3/5)(X+1)-X/2)=3 \n" ); document.write( "(3X+3)/5-X/2=3 \n" ); document.write( "[(3X+3)*2-5X]/10=3 \n" ); document.write( "(6X+6-5X)/10=3 \n" ); document.write( "X+6=30 \n" ); document.write( "X=30-6 \n" ); document.write( "X=24 \n" ); document.write( "PROOF \n" ); document.write( "(3/5)(24+1)-24/2=3 \n" ); document.write( "3/5*25-12=3 \n" ); document.write( "75/5-12=3 \n" ); document.write( "15-12=3 \n" ); document.write( "3=3 \n" ); document.write( "########################################### \n" ); document.write( "MERRY CHRISTMAS \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |