document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10535>Question 10535</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What must be multiplied on both sides to remove the fractions from x/2-3x/12=5/18? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5630 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=5630\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first question you need to ask is...\"What's the common denominator of the three fractions?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2F2%29+-+%283x%2F12%29+=+%285%2F18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2F2%29+-+%283x%2F12%29+=+%285%2F18%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The common denominator is 36. Now you need the replace each fraction by its equivalent fraction with 36 as the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2F2%29%2818%2F18%29+=+%2818x%2F36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2F2%29%2818%2F18%29+=+%2818x%2F36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%2F12%29%283%2F3%29+=+%289x%2F36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%2F12%29%283%2F3%29+=+%289x%2F36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F18%29%282%2F2%29+=+%2810%2F36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F18%29%282%2F2%29+=+%2810%2F36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now rewrite the original equation using the equivalent fractions :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818x%2F36%29+-+%289x%2F36%29+=+%2810%2F36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818x%2F36%29+-+%289x%2F36%29+=+%2810%2F36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now if you multiply both sides by 36, you can clear the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%28%2818x%2F36%29+-+%289x%2F36%29%29+=+%2836%29%2810%2F36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%28%2818x%2F36%29+-+%289x%2F36%29%29+=+%2836%29%2810%2F36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x+-+9x+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x+-+9x+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+1.111 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+1.111\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >... </SPAN>\n" );
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