Question

what should the following equation be multiplied by in order to eliminate the fractions? x over 2 + x over 3 = 25 over 3

A. 5 B. 9 C. 25 D. 6

Answer 1

The equation should be multiplied by 6 to eliminate the fractions

How to eliminate the fractions?

We have:

x/2 + x/3 = 25/3

The denominators of the fractions are

2 and 3

The LCM of 2 and 3 is 6.

So, we multiply the fractions by 6

This gives

6 * x/2 + 6 * x/3 = 25/3 * 6

Evaluate

3x + 2x = 50

See that the fractions have been eliminated

Hence, the equation should be multiplied by 6

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