{"id":6985,"date":"2017-05-02T21:28:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/prealgebra\/?post_type=chapter&p=6985"},"modified":"2020-07-02T02:46:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T02:46:32","slug":"solve-equations-with-fractions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/cpcc-algebra-trig-I-support\/chapter\/solve-equations-with-fractions\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Solving Equations Containing Fractions","rendered":"Introduction to Solving Equations Containing Fractions"},"content":{"raw":"

What you'll learn to do: Use properties to solve equations that contain fractions<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13197\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"A<\/a> Ordering lunch at the office can give you a chance to practice your math skills.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nRylee is taking lunch orders for her coworkers at the office. After taking everyone's order, she discovers that [latex]\\Large\\frac{7}{12}[\/latex] of her coworkers want a burrito. If 21 people asked for a burrito, how many people is Rylee ordering\u00a0lunch for altogether? To find out, we can make [latex]x[\/latex] equal the total number of people in her office and then set up an equation involving fractions to solve for [latex]x[\/latex]. We'll\u00a0explore how to do that\u00a0in this section.\r\n\r\nBefore you get started, take this readiness quiz.\r\n
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What you’ll learn to do: Use properties to solve equations that contain fractions<\/h2>\n
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Ordering lunch at the office can give you a chance to practice your math skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rylee is taking lunch orders for her coworkers at the office. After taking everyone’s order, she discovers that [latex]\\Large\\frac{7}{12}[\/latex] of her coworkers want a burrito. If 21 people asked for a burrito, how many people is Rylee ordering\u00a0lunch for altogether? To find out, we can make [latex]x[\/latex] equal the total number of people in her office and then set up an equation involving fractions to solve for [latex]x[\/latex]. We’ll\u00a0explore how to do that\u00a0in this section.<\/p>\n

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.<\/p>\n

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readiness quiz<\/h3>\n

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