How do you solve \frac{14}{12}=\frac{1}{10^{6}}+\frac{x}{10}?

2 Answers
Oct 6, 2017

x = (35(10^5)-3)/(3(10^5))

This is how I would answer the equation, I'm not sure how simplified you want it.

Explanation:

14/12 = 1/10^6 + x/10

Simplify both sides
7/6 = 10^-6+(10^-1)x

Take out the 10^-1 and move to the other side
10*7/6 = 10^-5 + x

Simplify the 70/6 and move the 10^-5 over
35/3 - 1/10^5 = x

Multiply each fraction by each other's denominator to give the same denominator
(35/3(10^5))/(3(10^5)) - 3/(3(10^5)) = x

Now just subtract!
x = (35(10^5)-3)/(3(10^5))

Oct 6, 2017

x ~~ 11.6667

Explanation:

If you have an equation which has fractions, you can get rid of them immediately by multiplying by the LCD to cancel the denominators.

1/10^6+x/10 =12/10" "larr 12/10 =7/6

LCD = color(blue)(6 xx 10^6)

(color(blue)(6 xx 10^6)xx1)/10^6 +(color(blue)(6 xx 10^6)xx x)/10 = (color(blue)(6 xx 10^6)xx7)/6

Simplify both sides:

(color(blue)(6xx cancel10^6)xx1)/cancel10^6 +(color(blue)(6 xx 10^(cancel6 5))xx x)/cancel10 = (color(blue)(cancel6^1 xx 10^6)xx7)/cancel6

This leads to:

6+6xx10^5xx x=7xx10^6

" "6xx10^5xx x=7xx10^6 -6" "larr now isolate x

x =(7xx10^6 -6)/(6xx10^5

x = (7xx10^6)/(6xx10^5)-cancel6/(cancel6xx10^5)

x = 70/6 -1xx10^-5

x ~~11.6667