Question 52028
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                 x + 3
               -------- = 3
                   2

Put the 3 over 1 so everything will be fractions:

                 x + 3     3
               -------- = ---
                   2       1

The LCD of 2 and 1 is 2.  So multiply both sides by
<font color = "red">2 over 1</font>:

          <font color = "red">2</font>     x + 3      <font color = "red">2</font>     3
         <font color = "red">--- ·</font> -------- = <font color = "red">--- ·</font> ---
          <font color = "red">1</font>       2        <font color = "red">1</font>     1


We cancel the 2's on the left and multiply the 
numerators 2·3, getting 6, and denominators 1·1, 
getting 1 on the right:

          1
          <s>2</s>     x + 3      6     
         --- · -------- = --- 
          1       <s>2</s>        1     
                  1

So we can ignore the 1's on the bottome and just have

                  x + 3 = 6      

which you should have no trouble solving.

Edwin
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