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Inverse fractions on one side of an equation cannot be flipped if they do not have the same ____

A

common denominator

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Solving for X: what’s our next step?
3 = 1/x + 1/0.5x

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3 = [(0.5/0.5) • 1/x ] + 1/0.5x
multiplying 1/x by 0.5/0.5 will make both fractions have the same denominator without changing any values,
since 0.5/0.5 = 1,
and 1/x • 1 = 1/x

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