H humakhan Junior Member Joined May 19, 2005 Messages 182 Oct 10, 2005 #1 solve 2 - 3x over 5 + x over 3 = 4 i did 15 as the denomorator so then its is 6 - 9x + 5x over 15 = 4 and then 6 - 14x over 15 = 4 now wht? PLZ HELP
solve 2 - 3x over 5 + x over 3 = 4 i did 15 as the denomorator so then its is 6 - 9x + 5x over 15 = 4 and then 6 - 14x over 15 = 4 now wht? PLZ HELP
U Unco Senior Member Joined Jul 21, 2005 Messages 1,134 Oct 10, 2005 #2 G'day, humakhan! Perfectly correct so far! You have Code: 6 - 14x -------- = 4 15 Can you see that multplying both sides by 15 will get rid of the fraction? After that, can you rearrange to get it x=...? P.S: a slash ( / ) can be used to mean "over". Eg. "3 over x" = 3/x.
G'day, humakhan! Perfectly correct so far! You have Code: 6 - 14x -------- = 4 15 Can you see that multplying both sides by 15 will get rid of the fraction? After that, can you rearrange to get it x=...? P.S: a slash ( / ) can be used to mean "over". Eg. "3 over x" = 3/x.
