How do you solve $k/3+k/6=7/2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-03T12:31:05

As written in the answer, we have to multiply each term by the common denomnator, which is $6$ .
This gives us:

$(k * 6) / 3 + (k * 6) / 6 = (7 * 6) / 2$

Divide...

$k * 2 + k = 7 * 3$

Solve...

$2k + k = 21$
$3k = 21$
$k = 7$

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