document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118750>Question 118750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve2/x - 1/5 = <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86880 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=86880\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since there isn't a right side, we cannot solve. However, we can simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the denominators are not equal, we need to get them to a common denominator. Since the LCD is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we need to get each denominator to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x\"   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=%28%28%285%29%29%2F%28%285%29%29%29%28%282%29%2F%28x%29%29%2B%281%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28%285%29%29%2F%28%285%29%29%29%28%282%29%2F%28x%29%29%2B%281%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%29%2F%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%29%2F%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%29%29%2F%28%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%285%29%29%2F%28%285%29%29\"   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=%285%29%282%29%2F%285x%29%2B%281%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%29%282%29%2F%285x%29%2B%281%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%29%2F%285x%29%2B%281%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%29%2F%285x%29%2B%281%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply 5 and 2 to get 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%29%2F%285x%29%2B%28%28%28x%29%29%2F%28%28x%29%29%29%28%281%29%2F%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%29%2F%285x%29%2B%28%28%28x%29%29%2F%28%28x%29%29%29%28%281%29%2F%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%29%29%2F%28%28x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%29%29%2F%28%28x%29%29\"   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=%2810%29%2F%285x%29%2B%28x%29%281%29%2F%285x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%29%2F%285x%29%2B%28x%29%281%29%2F%285x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%29%2F%285x%29%2B%28x%29%2F%285x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%29%2F%285x%29%2B%28x%29%2F%285x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply x and 1 to get x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%2Bx%29%2F%285x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%2Bx%29%2F%285x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since the 2 fractions have the common denominator <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can combine them. In order to do that, just combine the numerators.\r<BR>\n" );
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