SOLUTION: x/5-x/6=3 what is x

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Question 120755: x/5-x/6=3
what is x
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%2F5-x%2F6=3

The LCD = 30, so multiply both sides of the equation by 30.
30%2Ax%2F5-30%2Ax%2F6=30%2A3
6x+-5x=+90
x=90

Check:
x%2F5-x%2F6=3
90%2F5-90%2F6=3
18-15=3

On my website (click on my tutor name "rapaljer" anywhere in algebra.com), go to "Basic and Intermediate Algebra", and look for Chapter 3 in Basic Algebra, Section 3.05 Fractional Equations.

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