SOLUTION: {{{x-5/9=5/6}}}

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Question 175609: x-5%2F9=5%2F6
Answer by EMStelley(208) About Me  (Show Source):
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All that is needed to solve for x is to add 5/9 to both sides. So
x=5%2F6%2B5%2F9
We need a common denominator between 6 and 9 in order to add these fractions. In this case, 18 is the smallest number that both 6 and 9 go into. So we multiply 5/6 by 3 to obtain 15/18 and we multiply 5/9 by 2 to obtain 10/18.
So
x=15%2F18%2B10%2F18=25%2F18