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Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
The standard form of a linear equation is .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by to remove the decimal.
Step 2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 2.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.3.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply by to remove the decimal.
Step 3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 4.2
Since contains both numbers and variables, there are two steps to find the LCM. Find LCM for the numeric part then find LCM for the variable part .
Step 4.3
The LCM is the smallest positive number that all of the numbers divide into evenly.
1. List the prime factors of each number.
2. Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either number.
Step 4.4
The prime factors for are .
Step 4.4.1
has factors of and .
Step 4.4.2
has factors of and .
Step 4.4.3
has factors of and .
Step 4.4.4
has factors of and .
Step 4.4.5
has factors of and .
Step 4.5
has factors of and .
Step 4.6
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either number.
Step 4.7
Multiply .
Step 4.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.5
Multiply by .
Step 5
Multiply both sides by .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Simplify .
Step 6.1.1
Combine and .
Step 6.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 7
Rewrite the equation.
Step 8
Step 8.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 8.2
Move .
Step 9
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 10