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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-09-09

How do you solve this problem: \(\frac{1}{4} + \frac{4x}{5} = \frac{11}{20}\)?

Asked by sylvestergc

Answer (2)

4 1 ​ + 5 4 ​ x = 20 11 ​ 5 4 ​ x = 20 11 ​ − 4 1 ​ 5 4 ​ x = 20 11 ​ − 20 5 ​ 5 4 ​ x = 20 6 ​ ∣ ⋅ 4 5 ​ x = 80 30 ​ = 8 3 ​

Answered by luana | 2024-06-10

To solve 4 1 ​ + 5 4 x ​ = 20 11 ​ , first isolate x by moving terms around and finding a common denominator. After simplifying, we find that the solution is (x = \frac{3}{8}.
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Answered by luana | 2024-12-26