Question

Which number can each term of the equation be multiplied by to eliminate the fractions before solving?

Answer 1

Answer:

4

Step-by-step explanation:

The given fraction is

$- \frac{3}{4} m - \frac{1}{2} = 2 + \frac{1}{4}m$

To clear the fraction, we need to multiply through by the LCM of the denominators.The denominators are 4, 2 and an invisible 1.

The LCM of {4,2,1} is 4.

We multiply through by 2 to obtain:

$- \frac{3}{4} m \times 4 - \frac{1}{2} \times 4 = 2 \times 4 + \frac{1}{4} m \times 4$

This simplifies to

$- 3m - 2 = 8 + m$

The fraction is now eliminated. The required number is 4