document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090987>Question 1090987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/4w+5=1/2w+9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried solving this and got the answer 1 but when I replaced w with 1 it didn't have the same answers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How I got the answer 1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4w-1/2w=1/4w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4w+5=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-5=9-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4w=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help, thanks a ton! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm assuming the original equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=expr%283%2F4%29w+%2B+5+=+expr%281%2F2%29w+%2B+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"expr%283%2F4%29w+%2B+5+=+expr%281%2F2%29w+%2B+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If that is the case, then yes it leads to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=expr%281%2F4%29w+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"expr%281%2F4%29w+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; however, the answer is not <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Instead the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > because you multiply both sides by 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=expr%281%2F4%29w+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"expr%281%2F4%29w+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Aexpr%281%2F4%29w+=+4%2A4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Aexpr%281%2F4%29w+=+4%2A4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%284%29%2Aexpr%281%2Fcross%284%29%29w+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%284%29%2Aexpr%281%2Fcross%284%29%29w+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice the '4's on the left side divide and cancel out (since 4/4 = 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's check the answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=expr%283%2F4%29w+%2B+5+=+expr%281%2F2%29w+%2B+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"expr%283%2F4%29w+%2B+5+=+expr%281%2F2%29w+%2B+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=expr%283%2F4%29%2A16+%2B+5+=+expr%281%2F2%29%2A16+%2B+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"expr%283%2F4%29%2A16+%2B+5+=+expr%281%2F2%29%2A16+%2B+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace every w with 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17+=+17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17+=+17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer checks out.<BR>\n" );
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