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Help with math problem PLEASE!!!!!?

The instructions are solve the following equation...

N/10 = 9 - N/5

How do I do this.. I'm not sure where to even begin

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    first start grouping common terms

    n/10 + n/5 = 9

    then reduce common terms

    n/10 + 2n / 10 = 9

    now you have a homogeneous fraction

    ( n + 2n ) / 10 = 9

    3n / 10 = 9

    3n = 90

    n = 30

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