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  • 19-05-2016
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3x+1/14 is simplified to 1/4x but why? Explain how you got the answer in a step by step problem.

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  • 19-05-2016
ok so problem from comments is
(3x+1)/14=2x/8
simlify first
(3x+1)/14=x/4
get rid of nasty fractions
times both sides by 4*14
4(3x+1)=14x
distribute
12x+4=14x
minus 12x
4=2x
diivide 2
2=x

x=2
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