find a value of x in a fraction Can anyone help me with this? I don't know where to start. I assume

Theresa Archer

Theresa Archer

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2022-06-20

find a value of x in a fraction
Can anyone help me with this? I don't know where to start. I assume there is a trick.
Fine the value of x if
1 1 + 1 2 + 1 3 + 1 4 + 1 x     =     67 96     ,

Answer & Explanation

Jake Mcpherson

Jake Mcpherson

Beginner2022-06-21Added 23 answers

Start with the given expression on the left and 67 / 96 on the right, then invert, subtract 1, invert, subtract 2, invert, subtract 3, invert, subtract 4, and invert (on both sides).
The left side becomes x, and the right side becomes 2. The result is x = 2
The explicit steps are, on the right side, the numbers
67/96,
96/67, 29/67,
67/29, 9/29,
29/9, 2/9,
9/2, 1/2,
2.
George Bray

George Bray

Beginner2022-06-22Added 12 answers

Start from the bottom.
1 4 + 1 x = 1 4 x + 1 x = x 4 x + 1
and more of the same

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