SOLUTION: 5x/7-2x/5=6/35 These are fractions 5x, 2x, 6 are all the numerator...

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Question 98109: 5x/7-2x/5=6/35 These are fractions 5x, 2x, 6 are all the numerator...
Answer by timmy1729(23) About Me  (Show Source):
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%285x%29%2F7-%282x%29%2F5+=+6%2F35 To solve this, multiply by 5%2F5 in the first fraction and 7%2F7 in the second. That makes:
%2825x%29%2F35-%2814x%29%2F35+=+6%2F35
Now multiply both sides by 35 to get rid of the fractions.
25x+-+14x+=+6
That gives us 11x+=+6 and x+=+6%2F11