document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80193>Question 80193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> n-5        1          n-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6n-6      9          4n-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to my best to type the fractions so I hope this makes sense. Can you help me solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #57535 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=57535\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> n-5 1 n-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6n-6 9 4n-4 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume you mean:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out what you can in the denominator<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6, 4, 9 are all factors of 36, our common denominator is 36(n-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying each term will get rid of the denominator, we then have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6(n-5) = 4(n-1) - 9(n-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6n - 30 = (4n - 4) - (9n - 27)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6n - 30 = 4n - 4 - 9n + 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6n -30 = -5n + 23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6n + 5n = 23 + 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11n = 53<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 53/11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n ~ 4.8, I used this to check for equality and it checked out  </SPAN>\n" );
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