Question

Is this right? :)

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my answer: 5/3

Answer 1

how did you get that?

Answer 2

I broke it down to the smallest way ossible

Answer 3

5x - 3/ 3 (x-1)

Answer 4

what do you get when you just simplify

1/(x-3) + 4/x

Answer 5

let me write this down to see

Answer 6

alright

Answer 7

i got (5 x-12)/(3 x-12)

Answer 8

(5 x-12)/(3 x-12)

Answer 9

is that right @jim_thompson5910

Answer 10

1/(x-3) + 4/x

x/x(x-3) + 4(x-3)/x(x-3)

(x + 4(x-3))/(x(x-3))

(x + 4x - 12)/(x(x-3))

(5x - 12)/(x(x-3))

that's what you should get when you simplify 1/(x-3) + 4/x

Answer 11

is it simplified though?

Answer 12

X+4(x-3)/4(x-3)-4

Answer 13

just put mine into calculator....

Answer 14

now what do you get when you simplify

4/x - 1/(x-3)

Answer 15

I got 1

Answer 16

let's find out

4/x - 1/(x-3)

4(x-3)/x(x-3) - x/x(x-3)

(4x-12 - x)/(x(x-3))

(3x - 12)/(x(x-3))

So 4/x - 1/(x-3) simplifies to (3x - 12)/(x(x-3))

Answer 17

there are actually just multiple forms of the answer

Answer 18

at least 4 differnt answers that are all correct

Answer 19

so

1/(x-3) + 4/x
------------------
4/x - 1/(x-3)


turns into


(5x - 12)/(x(x-3))
-----------------
(3x - 12)/(x(x-3))


Notice how the (x(x-3)) are common in both the numerator and denominator, they would cancel to give you


5x-12
--------
3x - 12

Answer 20

that was my answer before and you guys said it was wrong!!!!!!!! wtf:(

Answer 21

i didn't say it was wrong

Answer 22

I didn't say anything about it

Answer 23

I've had that written down on my paper completely confident. no wonder this problem is confusing

Answer 24

for example there is:(12-5 x)/(12-3 x) : 8/(3 (x-4))+5/3 : (5 x-12)/(3 (x-4)) : 4/((4/x-1/(x-3)) x)+1/((4/x-1/(x-3)) (x-3)) : (5 x-12)/(3 x-12)

Answer 25

all are the forms of your equation

Answer 26

thanks guys... much appreciated! xo

Answer 27

np