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I neep help with a simple rational equation?
The problem is 7/2 + 3/x = 3.
(the 7/2 and 3/x are fractions)
Could somebody please explain how you do this?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
We want to solve for x so first we want to get the term with x in it (3/x) by itself.
So, 3/x=3-(7/2)
3/x=(6/2)-(7/2) We wanted a common denominator
3/x=-1/2
Now cross multiply
-x=6
So x=-6 (by dividing both sides by -1)
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