crappiefisher26
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The instructions say to "Solve each of the following equations for x."
They don't give any examples though. I have tried one exercise, and this is what I got:
. . .x/4 - 1/5 = (4x + 3) / 20
. . .20[(x/4) - 20(1/5)] = 20[(4x + 3) / 20]
. . .5x - 4 = 4x + 3
. . .5x - 4x = 3 + 4
. . .x = 7
They don't give any examples though. I have tried one exercise, and this is what I got:
. . .x/4 - 1/5 = (4x + 3) / 20
. . .20[(x/4) - 20(1/5)] = 20[(4x + 3) / 20]
. . .5x - 4 = 4x + 3
. . .5x - 4x = 3 + 4
. . .x = 7