document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867550>Question 867550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this:  Solve for x as a reduced (simplified) fraction:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3x/4  + 2/3 = 17/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 3x/4  + 2/3 = 17/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1, eliminate fractions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x + 8 = 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 43<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 43/9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You're much more likely to make an error when there are fractions. </SPAN>\n" );
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