SOLUTION: so confused on how to get the answer please help 3/5z+4/z=1

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Question 509494: so confused on how to get the answer please help
3/5z+4/z=1

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well we are confused too, because we don't know whether you mean:



or



Because you didn't use parentheses to indicate whether that first z is in the denominator of the first fraction or not. You should have written 3/(5z) + 4/z = 1 or (3/5)z + 4/z = 1.

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Further clarification indicates you meant:



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Reduce the fractions:





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