Equations with Fractions - Examples & Practice
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- There are three key approaches when working with equations with fractions: Isolate xxx on one side of the equation (whether xxx is part of the fraction or not). If the only term…
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Problems 26
- Solve for xxx. 4+x3 =56\frac{4+x}{3}\ =\frac{5}{6}34+x =65
- Solve for xxx. 38 −14 x=12\frac{3}{8}\ -\frac{1}{4}\ x=\frac{1}{2}83 −41 x=21
- Solve for xxx. 15 (5−x)=25\frac{1}{5}\ (5-x)=\frac{2}{5}51 (5−x)=52
- Solve for xxx. 54 +23 x=32 x\frac{5}{4}\ +\frac{2}{3}\ x=\frac{3}{2}\ x45 +32 x=23 x
- Solve for xxx. x+352 =−65\frac{x+\frac{3}{5}}{2}\ =-\frac{6}{5}2x+53 =−56
- Solve for xxx. 14(x+34)=x−16\frac{1}{4}\left(x+\frac{3}{4}\right)=\frac{x}{-16}41(x+43)=−16x
- Solve for xxx. 10−3 +2x =53\frac{10}{-3}\ +\frac{2}{x}\ =\frac{5}{3}−310 +x2 =35
- Solve for xxx. 73 x+6=103\frac{7}{3}\ x+6=\frac{10}{3}37 x+6=310
- Solve for xxx. 23 x=110\frac{2}{3}\ x=\frac{1}{10}32 x=101
- Solve for xxx. 35 x+34 =98\frac{3}{5}\ x+\frac{3}{4}\ =\frac{9}{8}53 x+43 =89
- Solve for xxx. 32 x−34 x=23 x+103\frac{3}{2}\ x-\frac{3}{4}\ x=\frac{2}{3}\ x+\frac{10}{3}23 x−43 x=32 x+310
- Solve for xxx. 1828+12x=35(x+13)\frac{18}{28}+\frac{1}{2}x=\frac{3}{5}\left(x+\frac{1}{3}\right)2818+21x=53(x+31)
- Solve for xxx. 12 x−3=2−34 x\frac{1}{2}\ x-3=2-\frac{3}{4}\ x21 x−3=2−43 x
- Solve for xxx. 83 x+36 =83\frac{8}{3}\ x+\frac{3}{6}\ =\frac{8}{3}38 x+63 =38
- Solve for xxx. 87 x−96 x=54 x−310\frac{8}{7}\ x-\frac{9}{6}\ x=\frac{5}{4}\ x-\frac{3}{10}78 x−69 x=45 x−103
- Solve for xxx in the following equation: 3+4+5+6+75=2014+2015+2016+2017+2018x.\frac{3+4+5+6+7}{5} = \frac{2014+2015+2016+2017+2018}{x}.53+4+5+6+7=x2014+2015+2016+2017+2018.
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- If you have the equation ab=1\frac{a}{b}=1ba=1, how do you eliminate the denominator?
- If you have the equation ab=1\frac{a}{b}=1ba=1 how do you "get rid" of the numerator? Note: you can't truly "get rid" of the numerator. The question is really asking: how do yo…
- What is the most reliable way to find a common denominator between two fractions?
- Solve for xxx: 23x=6\frac{2}{3x}=63x2=6
- Solve for xxx: 157x=4\frac{15}{7x}=47x15=4
- Solve for xxx: 8x=2x\frac{8}{x}=2xx8=2x
- Solve for xxx: 27x3=−1\frac{27}{x^3}=-1x327=−1
- Solve for xxx: −247x=3-\frac{24}{7x}=3−7x24=3
- Solve for xxx: 18x100=18\frac{18}{x^{100}}=18x10018=18