document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158495>Question 1158495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following rational equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/3-3/2x=3/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation as shown can be interpreted in two different ways:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will find wide disagreement as to whether, in the expression \"3/2x\", the x is in the numerator or denominator.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My TI83 calculator interprets this with x as a multiplier, using standard order of operations (division and multiplication in order, left to right: \"3, divided by 2, multiplied by x\").  But the software used on this site interprets \"2x\" as the denominator of the fraction: \"3, divided by (2 times x)\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In any case, since I don't know what the equation really is, I can't help you with your question.<br><BR>\n" );
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