SOLUTION: how to find LCD and solve (1/2)+(2/X)=(3/4)

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Question 778986: how to find LCD and solve (1/2)+(2/X)=(3/4)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The LCD is 4x because the denominators are 2, x, 4 and the LCM of those terms is 4x. This is the smallest multiple they all have in common.

Multiply EVERY term by the LCD 4x to go from

1%2F2+%2B+2%2Fx+=+3%2F4

to

4x%281%2F2%29+%2B+4x%282%2Fx%29+=+4x%283%2F4%29



2%2Ax%2A1+%2B+4%2A2+=+x%2A3

2x+%2B+8+=+3x

I'll let you solve it from here