document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132410>Question 132410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay, I asked this one Friday and nobody got back to me so I am asking it again. Here is the problem...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve the ration expression 5x/3x+1[-]1/9x+3=7/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know all the numerators have to have a LCD and I know how to do that, but once I do that and solve out the problem I am not getting the right answer. If you could help me I would appreciate it!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I placed the - sign in [] so you could tell the fraction apart, I am sure you do not need that but I always get confused which fraction is which so I placed it anyways. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96792 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nycsharkman><B>nycsharkman(136)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nycsharkman><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=96792\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello!  What you have here is called a fractional equation.  The first thing you should do is clear the fractions by, as you said, multiplying every term on both sides of the equation by the LCD.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our LCD in this case is: (3x + 1)(9x + 3)(6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will multiply every term on both sides by the LCD.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x/(3x + 1) times (3x + 1)(9x + 3)(6) = 5x(9x + 3)(6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/(9x + 3) times (3x + 1)(9x + 3)(6) = -(3x + 1) (6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7/6 times (3x + 1)(9x + 3)(6) = 7(3x + 1) (9x + 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is what we have now:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x(9x + 3)(6)-(3x + 1) (6)= 7(3x + 1) (9x + 3)....Notice that the fractions are gone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you finish the question now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If not, write back.\r<BR>\n" );
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