Question

Solution to 3x/4 + 1/4?

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 3x }{ 4 }+\frac{ 1 }{ 4}=0\]

Answer 2

=5, sorry

Answer 3

okay what do you notice is common between the two fractions?

Answer 4

the denominator :)

Answer 5

so multiply both sides by 4 (the denominator)

Answer 6

the expressions are equal to five, did you see that, just making sure

Answer 7

?

Answer 8

@scorpions786 I need you :c

Answer 9

OKay still multiply by 4.

Answer 10

what do you get?

Answer 11

I dont understand :c why multiply by four if they are already the same?

Answer 12

You are trying to solve for x correct?

Answer 13

yes :) is that why?

Answer 14

let me show you what I mean...

Answer 15

okay

Answer 16

what you have is this...\[\frac{ 3x+1 }{ 4}=5\]

Answer 17

now you want to isolate 3x+1 on one side, to get rid of that silly fraction.

Answer 18

3x+1=20, then?

Answer 19

Great job! then what, you tell me.

Answer 20

subtract one from both sides and divide by three

Answer 21

?

Answer 22

yes! so what is x?

Answer 23

Well If I didn't have options, I would attempt to make a decimal; however my options are x=19/3, x=7, x=3/4, and x=17... so x=19/3? :)

Answer 24

correct!

Answer 25

Thank you oh so much :):):)

Answer 26

\[\frac{ 3x }{ 4 }+\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }=5\]
\[\frac{ 3x+1 }{ 4 }=5\]
\[3x+1=20\]
\[3x=19\]
\[x=\frac{ 19 }{ }\]
do you understand everything

Answer 27

you know, there is also another method of solving this... it is called plugging in.

Answer 28

ukk x=19/3 as my final

Answer 29

Haha, thank you both, I do understand now. I feel so silly because of how simple it was :p

Answer 30

you're welcome :)

Answer 31

:)

Answer 32

and if you ever get stuck , you can always plug in each value that x might equal to get 5... until you get the right answer.

Answer 33

Thank you, also very helpful :):)

Answer 34

so in this case, \[\frac{ 3(\frac{ 19 }{ 3 }) }{ 4 }=5\]

Answer 35

and you're welcome ☺