document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047637>Question 1047637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation for x and check.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         (3x-5)/18+x=(3x+5)/3+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you please show work </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "[(3x-5)/18] +(x)=[(3x+5)/3] +(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put everything over a common denominator of 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/18){(3x-5+18x)}=(1/18){(6(3x+5)+18}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can remove the (1/18), since it is common to both, and then combine terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21x-5=18x+30+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=53/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(53-5)/18 +(53/3)=(48/18)+(318/18)=-(366)/18=61/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Right side: (53+5)/3 +(3/3)=61/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the parentheses are different, such as (3x-5)/(18+x), then there will be a different solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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