Question 596333
Hello, 
This x+2 over 2 = 14 over 16 can be rewritten as:
x+2/2 = 7/8
Multiply both sides by 8 ato get:
4(x+2)=7
Expand:
4x+8=7
Subtract 8 and divide by 4 to get"
x=-1/4
Make sense?
RJ
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