The difference of two numbers is 7. Their sum is 41. What is the smaller number?
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<u>Methods to solve rational equation:</u>
Rational equation:
A rational equation is an equation containing at least one rational expression.
Method 1:
The method for solving rational equations is to rewrite the rational expressions in terms of a common denominator. Then, since we know the numerators are equal, we can solve for the variable.
For example,
This can be used for rational equations with polynomials too.
For example,
When the terms in a rational equation have unlike denominators, solving the equation will be as follows
Method 2:
Another way of solving the above equation is by finding least common denominator (LCD)
Factors of 4:
Factors of 8:
The LCD of 4 and 8 is 8. So, we have to make the right hand side denominator as 8. This is done by the following step,
we get,
On cancelling 8 on both sides we get,
Hence, these are the ways to solve a rational equation.
Answer:
Hi!
The correct answer is d) 1 over 15 minus 1 over x equals x over 35.
Step-by-step explanation:
We know the amount of time that Byron can fill a drying rack with dishes: 15 minutes.
We know the amount of time that Byron can fill a drying rack with dishes while Emmitt is taking dishes out of the drying rack: 35 minutes.
We don't know the amount of time that Emmitt can take dishes out of the drying rack: x minutes.
So, if Byron is filling the drying rack in 15 minutes and Emmitt is taking out the dishes at x minutes, it takes 35 minutes to fill the drying rack.
<em>// multiply by 105x both sides.</em>
<em>// simplifly</em>
<em> //substract 3x and add 105 in both sides</em>
<em>// solve</em>
<em>//</em> <em>divide by 4 in both sides</em>
<em>// solve</em>
It makes sense that Byron fills the rack faster than Emmitt empties the rack.