SOLUTION: Use the ideas of additive and multiplicative inverses of rational numbers to solve the following equation; x+11/9=2/3 I believe it is x=11.

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Question 376117: Use the ideas of additive and multiplicative inverses of rational numbers to solve the following equation;
x+11/9=2/3
I believe it is x=11.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you suppose that x = 11, then you're saying the sum of two numbers both greater than 1 have sum that is LESS THAN 1. Contradiction.