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Multiply the whole equation by the lowest common denominator. ie. multiply each number by the lowest factor that goes into all of the denominators. Example: if you have y/2 = 3x/4 + 16/6 -> the lowest common denominator is 12, because 12 is the lowest number that will clear all the fractions, so:
12 (y/2 = 3x/4 + 16/6)
6y = 9x + 32 -> of course, if you want to graph this linear equation, you need to solve for y, so you would have to divide the whole equation by 6.
(6y = 9x + 32)/6
y = 9x/6 + 32/6 -> simplify the fractions
y = 3x/2 + 16/3 -> this is your equation for y.
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How do you clear fractions?
I am not entirely sure what you mean with "clear". But if you want to get rid of fractions in an equation, you can multiply both sides of the equation by the least common multiple of the fractions. For example, take the equation: (1/2)x + 3 = (1/5)x If you multiply both sides by 10, you get: 5x + 30 = 2x
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