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    (1) To clear fractions when working with an equation, multiply all terms on both sides of the equation by the lowest common multiple (LCM) of all the denominators. (2) The LCM of terms is the smallest number that is divisible by all the terms and can be found by finding the prime factors of each term and taking the maximum exponent of each prime factor. (3) For the example equation provided, the LCM of the denominators would need to be found before multiplying all terms to clear the fractions so the equation can be solved for x.

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    (1) To clear fractions when working with an equation, multiply all terms on both sides of the equation by the lowest common multiple (LCM) of all the denominators. (2) The LCM of terms is the smallest number that is divisible by all the terms and can be found by finding the prime factors of each term and taking the maximum exponent of each prime factor. (3) For the example equation provided, the LCM of the denominators would need to be found before multiplying all terms to clear the fractions so the equation can be solved for x.

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    LCM Clearing Fractions

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    (1) To clear fractions when working with an equation, multiply all terms on both sides of the equation by the lowest common multiple (LCM) of all the denominators. (2) The LCM of terms is the smallest number that is divisible by all the terms and can be found by finding the prime factors of each term and taking the maximum exponent of each prime factor. (3) For the example equation provided, the LCM of the denominators would need to be found before multiplying all terms to clear the fractions so the equation can be solved for x.

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    Finding Lowest Common Multiple and Clearing Fractions

    Lowest common multiple of numbers is the smallest number that is divisible by all the numbers. The same holds
    true for algebraic terms. To clear fractions when work with an equation multiply ALL TERMS on both sides of the
    equation by the lowest common multiple (LCM) of all the denominators. This is an exercise in finding a lowest
    common multiple of a number of terms.

    TERMS FACTORS of TERMS LCM factors LCM


    8 2x2x2 2x2x2x3 24
    12 2x2x3 (must have three
    2s and one 3.
    Why?)
    2x 2x 2x(x+4) 2x(x+4)= 2x2+8x
    2x2+8x 2x(x+4) (must have one 2 Use as 2x(x+4)
    x and one (x+4).
    Why?)
    12
    42
    2x
    2x+3
    2x2+3x
    3
    5
    20
    2x2-5x
    x
    4x-10

    Solve the following equation for x using the method of clearing the fractions first.

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