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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve 3/x-1/4=1/x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #57573 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathtutor777><B>mathtutor777(6)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathtutor777><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=57573\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You will need to get a common denominator.  It will have to be 4x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To make 3/x have a denominator of 4x, you will have to multiply by 4 and get (3*4)/4x = 12/4x.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To make 1/4 have a denominator of 4x, you will have to multiply by x to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To make 1/x have a denominator of 4x, you will hav to multiply by 4 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/4x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your problem is now 12/4x - x/4x = 4/4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the left, subtract numerators and keep the same denominator.  Your problem is now (12-x)/4x = 4/4x.  Now multiply by 4x to get rid of the denominators.  You now have 12 - x = 4.  Add x to both sides to get 12 = 4 + x.  Subtract 4 from both sides and you will get x = 8. </SPAN>\n" );
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