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  1. November 27th 2006, 05:47 PM #1
    jerryramos
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    1/2=5n/3
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    Quote Originally Posted by jerryramos View Post
    1/2=5n/3
    \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5n}{3}

    I want to "clear the fractions." The least common multiple of 2 and 3 is 6, so:
    6 \cdot \frac{1}{2} = 6 \cdot \frac{5n}{3}

    3 = 2 \cdot 5n

    3 = 10n

    n = \frac{3}{10}

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