Question

Solve: 2/3x - 1/6= -5/12x + 3/2- 1/6x
If the lcd is 24 how do I cancel out the fractions?

Answer 1

Simplest way is to multiply everything by 24 then 3 into 24 is 8, 6 into 24...etc

(This works because you could move all the terms to one side of the = leaving a 0 on the other side)

Answer 2

Get it or not?

Answer 3

But then what happens to the numerator?

Answer 4

Lets do a simpler one using the method 3x/5 = -5x/12.

So the LCD is 60, right?

Answer 5

right.

Answer 6

So let's put everything one side of the equals 3x/5 + 5x/12 = 0

Happy with that?

Answer 7

I guess not, ah well.