SOLUTION: show me how to do x=3/4-4/5

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Question 727190: show me how to do x=3/4-4/5
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=3/4-4/5
SUBTRACT NUMERATOR FROM NUMERATOR==========3-4====1
MULTIPLY DENOM=============================4*5====20
X=-1/20
SOLVE LINEAR EQUATION X+1/20=0
THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO X+0.05=0
SOLUTION X=-0.05