The first step is to identify the order in which the equation must be solved, by following PEMDAS (you might know it as BEDMAS):
Parenthesis (or Brackets)
Exponents
Multiplication and Division
Addition and Subtraction
My advice would be to add parenthesis, following these rules, if you are not very good at finding them immediately by sight.
So:
![4 - 5 / 2 * (\frac{1}{10x}) = 1\\\\4 - [(5/2)*(\frac{1}{10x})]=1\\\\4-(2.5*\frac{1}{10x})=1\\\\4-\frac{2.5}{10x}-1=0\\3-\frac{x}{4}=0\\\frac{x}{4}=3\\x=3*4\\x=12](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=4%20-%205%20%2F%202%20%2A%20%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B10x%7D%29%20%20%3D%201%5C%5C%5C%5C4%20-%20%5B%285%2F2%29%2A%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B10x%7D%29%5D%3D1%5C%5C%5C%5C4-%282.5%2A%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B10x%7D%29%3D1%5C%5C%5C%5C4-%5Cfrac%7B2.5%7D%7B10x%7D-1%3D0%5C%5C3-%5Cfrac%7Bx%7D%7B4%7D%3D0%5C%5C%5Cfrac%7Bx%7D%7B4%7D%3D3%5C%5Cx%3D3%2A4%5C%5Cx%3D12)
We check our answer:
![x=12\\4 - [(5 / 2) * (1/10)*(x)] = 1\\4 - [(5 / 2) * (\frac{1}{10}) * (12))] = 1\\4 - [2.5 * (\frac{1}{10})*12] = 1\\4 - [(\frac{2.5}{10})*12] = 1\\4 - [(\frac{1}{4})*12] = 1\\4 - 3 = 1\\1=1](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%3D12%5C%5C4%20-%20%5B%285%20%2F%202%29%20%2A%20%281%2F10%29%2A%28x%29%5D%20%3D%201%5C%5C4%20-%20%5B%285%20%2F%202%29%20%2A%20%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B10%7D%29%20%2A%20%2812%29%29%5D%20%3D%201%5C%5C4%20-%20%5B2.5%20%2A%20%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B10%7D%29%2A12%5D%20%3D%201%5C%5C4%20-%20%5B%28%5Cfrac%7B2.5%7D%7B10%7D%29%2A12%5D%20%3D%201%5C%5C4%20-%20%5B%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D%29%2A12%5D%20%3D%201%5C%5C4%20-%203%20%3D%201%5C%5C1%3D1)
We are right!
So, 
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7/8, One should first make all the fractions have the same denominator so 3/8 and 1/2=4/8 so then add 3/8+4/8=7/8
Answer:
(10, 14)
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this system let's use substitution:
Solve the first equation for x, obtaining x = 24 - y, and then substitute 24 - y for x in the second equation:
3(24 - y) + 5y = 100
Performing the indicated multiplication, we get:
72 - 3y + 5y = 100
Combining like terms results in 72 - 100 = -2y, or -28 = -2y
Thus, y must be 14.
If y = 14, then the first equation tells us that x = 10.
Check: Is this true? 3(10) + 5(14) = 100 YES
The solution is (10, 14).
What was it about the questions on the best that you were supposed to compare to this solution?
First we expand the brackets:
-2a + 8 + 6a = 36
4a + 8 = 36
We then need to get the a's onto one side and the numbers onto the other:
4a = 28
We can then divide to get an x by itself:
a = 28/4 = 7
