How do you solve $1/2+ 4/27= t/18$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-02T13:55:03

$t=13$

To solve $1/2+4/27 = t/18$

Begin by multiplying each of the terms by the common denominator $54$

$(54) 1/2+(54) 4/27 = (54) t/18$

$27cancel(54) 1/cancel(2)+3cancel(54) 4/cancel(27) = 3cancel(54) t/cancel(18)$

$27+12=3t$

$39=3t$

$39/3 = t/cancel3 cancel(3)$

$13=t$

How do you solve 1/2+ 4/27= t/181/2+ 4/27= t/18?