document.write( "Question 1044647: Please show me how to solve : n + 3 over 5 = n - 1 over 2
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document.write( "\"%28n%2B3%29%2F5\" = \"%28n-1%29%2F2\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 10 (which is the Least Common Denominator) to rid of the denominators. You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "2*(n+3) = 5*(n-1).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify:\r\n" );
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document.write( "2n + 6 = 5n - 5,\r\n" );
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document.write( "6 + 5 = 5n - 2n,\r\n" );
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document.write( "11 = 3n,\r\n" );
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document.write( "n = \"11%2F3\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Check.  \"%28n%2B3%29%2F5\" = \"%28%2811%2F3+%2B+3%29%29%2F5\" = \"%28%2811%2F3+%2B+9%2F3%29%29%2F5\" = \"20%2F%285%2A3%29\" = \"20%2F15\" = \"4%2F3\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28n-1%29%2F2\" = \"%28%2811%2F3-1%29%29%2F2\" = \"%28%2811%2F3-3%2F3%29%29%2F2\" = \"%28%288%2F3%29%29%2F2\" = \"8%2F%283%2A2%29\" = \"4%2F3\".   OK, correct.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  n = \"11%2F3\".\r\n" );
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