wendycabrales14 wendycabrales14
  • 01-12-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

solve for x. 12-(x/4)=(x/5) can someone help me how to do it

Respuesta :

altavistard
altavistard altavistard
  • 01-12-2017
I'd suggest starting by finding and using the LCD to eliminate the fractions 1/4 and 1/5.  The LCD here is 20.

Mult. all 3 terms by 20, we get 240 - 5x = 4x.  The 240 = 9x, and x = 26 2/3.
Answer Link
suspho
suspho suspho
  • 01-12-2017
12 - x/4 = x/5
12 = x/4 + x/5
12 = (5x + 4x)/20
12 = (9x)/20
x = 12 * 20/9
x = 240/9
x = 80/3

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What is slope intercept form?
Which of Maslow's needs are related to our environmental health? a. physical b. social c. safety d. esteem
How to convert 20 into a fraction
Birds and earthworms have a _____ that stores and softens food. gizzard crop tongue nephron
California was initially admitted as a "free state," while citizens of the Utah and New Mexico territories were left to decide the issue for themselves. Which
What resource made Western nations so interested in the Middle East? A. oil B. coal C. lumber D. natural gas
What is an adjective?
Why dont the present shapes of the continents fit perfectly into a supercontinent
Which character from the play Antigone by Sophocles did the playwright use to create the climax of the play? Antigone Ismene Haemon Teiresias
what is f(4) if f(x)= 2x-2