SOLUTION: I am having trouble figuring out how to work with the fractions. Could you please explain how I would do this to show my work of what w='s. Example of equation
3=4-1/5w
Question 79327: I am having trouble figuring out how to work with the fractions. Could you please explain how I would do this to show my work of what w='s. Example of equation
3=4-1/5w Found 2 solutions by chitra, josmiceli:Answer by chitra(359) (Show Source):
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The solution to ur problem goes this way.
3 = 4 -
This can be written as:
Add -3 to both sides of the above equation. This is done because to group all the like terms to one side.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! As long as you do the same thing to both sides
of the equation, the equation doesn't change.
This is like putting 10 pound weights on both sides of a balence
scale that already balences.
What should I do to both sides? First, I'd like to get the
alone by itself, so I'll subtract 4 from both sides
The minus signs on both sides is awkward. I'll multiply
both sides by
To solve for , I've got to get it out of the
denominator (bottom) of the fraction. Multiplying
both sides by will accomplish this.
Divide both sides by 5.
