4/x+20=1/15
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Answers
Answer:
-60/299
Step-by-step explanation:
1) subtract 20 from both sides
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4/x+20=1/15
4/X+20-20=1/15-20
2) simplify
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subtract the numbers
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⬇️subtract the numbers
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4/x=299/15
3)multiply all terms by the same value to eliminate fraction denominators
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4/X=299/15
x . 4/x=x(-299/15)
4) simplify
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⬇️ cancel multiplied terms that are in the denominator
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⬇️re-order terms so that constants are on the left
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⬇️combine multiplied terms into a single fraction
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4= -299x/15
5) multiply all terms by the same value to eliminate fraction denominators
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4= -299x/15
15 . 4=15 .-299x/15
6) simplify
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⬇️ multiply the numbers
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⬇️cancel multiplied terms that are in the denominator
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⬇️60= -299x
7)divide both sides of the equation by the same term
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60=299x
60/-299= -299x/-299
8) simplify
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⬇️ divide the numbers
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⬇️ cancel terms that are in both the numerator and the denominator
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⬇️move the variable to the left
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x=-60/299
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