document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19106>Question 19106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 x + 1/3 x = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I had tried, but I can't figure out what to do halfway through.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I multiplied everything by 6; the common denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(1/2)x + 6(1/3)x = (7)6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And then I got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2x = 42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I subtracted 2x from 2x and then subtracted it from 42.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 2x = 42 - 2x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   - 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is where I get stuck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 40x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then divide by 5 for your final answer </SPAN>\n" );
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