Combine the terms by multiplying into a single fraction.

Find the common denominator.

Combine fractions with the lowest common denominator.

Multiply the numbers.

Combine the multiplied terms into a single fraction

Find the common denominator.

Combine fractions with the lowest common denominator.

Multiply the numbers.

Eliminate the denominators of the fractions.

Cancel the multiplied terms that are in the denominator.

To distribute.

Add 28 to both sides.

Simplify

Subtract 3x from both sides.

Simplify

Divide both sides by the same factor.

Simplify

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<h3>Verification</h3>
Let x=12.









Checked ✅
25 because $518 ( their total ) divided by $21 ( the amount for EACH uniform) is 24.6 which isn’t possible so round it to 25
Answer:
the answer is 7/10, and yes it is between a whole and a half because 7/10 is over 1/2 but less that a whole.