SOLUTION: What is: 4 1/4x + 5 1/2 = 8 3/8?

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Question 356802: What is: 4 1/4x + 5 1/2 = 8 3/8?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Change the mixed numbers to fractions first.
4%2B1%2F4=16%2F4%2B1%2F4=17%2F4
5%2B1%2F2=10%2F2%2B1%2F2=11%2F2
8%2B3%2F8=64%2F8%2B3%2F8=67%2F8
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%2817%2F4%29x%2B11%2F2=67%2F8
Multiply both sides by 8 to eliminate denominators.
34x%2B44=67
34x=23
highlight%28x=23%2F34%29