Question

What is the simplified form of the equation fraction 4 over 5 n minus fraction 3 over 5 equals fraction 1 over 5 n?

Answer 1

Is this what you're working on?
\(\dfrac{4}{5n} - \dfrac{3}{5} = \dfrac{1}{5n}\)

Answer 2

@botany500

Answer 3

yes I need help, please

Answer 4

Start by adding 3/5 to both sides.

Answer 5

Don't you cross multiply somewhere in the equation/ fraction?

Answer 6

Cross multiplication is not necessary in this case.

Answer 7

I'm sorry, I'm not that good with fractions

Answer 8

11/5

Answer 9

Where does 11/5 come from?

Answer 10

Explain what you've done to arrive at that result.

Answer 11

what I did was I add 3/5 to both sides then got the answers then I add the answers and got 11/15

Answer 12

Adding 3/5 to both sides means to do this:

Answer 13

4/10n

Answer 14

Nope, you can only combine fractions if the denominators are the same.

Answer 15

4/5n

Answer 16

Read the previous statement I wrote again.

Answer 17

Can you cross multiply and get 5/15?

Answer 18

Nope

Answer 19

As far as I get is 4/5

Answer 20

Do you have to somehow get rid of the n on the 5?

Answer 21

@misty34 what should be done next?

Answer 22

Does the 5n's cancel out?

Answer 23

No, if we cancel the 5n's we won't be able to solve for n

Answer 24

subtracting 1 over 5n from both sides is the better option.

Answer 25

that is not one of my answers

Answer 26

We have not yet solved for \(n\)

Answer 27

n=1

Answer 28

Correct

Answer 29

that's the answer right

Answer 30

i just said that

Answer 31

And I said "Correct" @botany500

Answer 32

I tried but, I struggle with this type of math. I'm better in Geometry, Sorry