SOLUTION: If 1/2 + 1/4= x/15, then x is?

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Question 998537: If 1/2 + 1/4= x/15, then x is?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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From
1/2 + 1/4= x/15
we clear all fractions by multiplying everything by the lowest common denominator...here that is 60...so
60(1/2 + 1/4= x/15) gives
30 + 15 = 4x
4x = 45
x = 45/4 OR 11.25