How do you solve $(7k/8) - (3/4) - (5k/16) = (3/8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-21T08:14:58

$color(purple)( k = -14$

$(7k/8) - (3/4) - (5k/16) = (3/8)$
Solving the mixed fraction first:

$(56 + k)/8 - (3/4) - ((80 +k))/16 = (3/8)$
Here, the L.C.M is $16$

$((56 + k). 2)/cancel16 - (12/cancel16) - ((80 +k))/cancel16 = (6/cancel16)$

$112 +2k - 12 - 80 - k = 6$
$20 + k = 6$
$color(purple)( k = -14$

How do you solve (7k/8) - (3/4) - (5k/16) = (3/8)(7k/8) - (3/4) - (5k/16) = (3/8)?