document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=111385>Question 111385</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x-4)/2 -1/5 = (7x +1)/20 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81234 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=BrittanyM><B>BrittanyM(80)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=BrittanyM><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81234\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Our first step is to get a common denomonator so we can cancel it out and word with whole numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply (x-4)/2 by 10 in order for the denomonator to equal 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply 1/5 by 4 in order to get 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we may cancel out the denomonators on both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves us with 10(x-4)-4=(7x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, using the distributive proporty, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x-40-4=7x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15 </SPAN>\n" );
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