document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1082260>Question 1082260</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi can you help me understand how multiplying fractions by LCM simplifies this linear equation ? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "even though i know how to do it but i dont understand how it works<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is a direct copy from a book<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x%2F2+=+x%2F5+-+39%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x%2F2+=+x%2F5+-+39%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2810%293x%2F2+=+%2810%29x%2F5+-+%2810%29+39%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2810%293x%2F2+=+%2810%29x%2F5+-+%2810%29+39%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "result <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+15x+=+2x+-+78 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+15x+=+2x+-+78\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my main problem with this is that when we multiply all the fractions by 10 it also has effects on the term x so i dont understand why it dosent change the result if you can please explain step by step how it works thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "hi can you help me understand how multiplying fractions by LCM simplifies this linear equation ? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "even though i know how to do it but i dont understand how it works<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is a direct copy from a book<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x%2F2+=+x%2F5+-+39%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x%2F2+=+x%2F5+-+39%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2810%293x%2F2+=+%2810%29x%2F5+-+%2810%29+39%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2810%293x%2F2+=+%2810%29x%2F5+-+%2810%29+39%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "result <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+15x+=+2x+-+78 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+15x+=+2x+-+78\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my main problem with this is that when we multiply all the fractions by 10 it also has effects on the term x so i dont understand why it dosent change the result if you can please explain step by step how it works thanks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2F2+=+x%2F5+-+39%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2F2+=+x%2F5+-+39%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%283x%2F2%29+=+10%28x%2F5%29+-+10%2839%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%283x%2F2%29+=+10%28x%2F5%29+-+10%2839%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --------- Multiplying EACH TERM by LCD, 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5cross%2810%29%283x%2Fcross%282%29%29+=+2cross%2810%29%28x%2Fcross%285%29%29+-+2cross%2810%29%2839%2Fcross%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ---- Cancelling denominators with numerators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(3x) = 2(x) - 2(39)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 2x - 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x - 2x = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x = 78<BR>\n" );
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