5.06 Solve rational equations
Interactive practice questions
When a number is added to both the numerator and denominator of $\frac{1}{5}$15, the result is $\frac{3}{7}$37.
Let $n$n represent the number. Solve for $n$n.
The Cryodon Group wishes to calculate the average cost per item of producing wheelchairs. The fixed monthly cost of production is $\$200000$$200000 and each wheelchair produced costs $\$100$$100.
A driveway measuring $140$140 square feet is to be paved. Harry has an apprentice working for him and divides the job between the two of them so that the area he paves divided by the area his apprentice paves equals $3$3.
Find $x$x, the area Harry will pave.
Beth and Elizabeth both played a season of basketball and finished the season having scored $32$32 points each. Beth played $8$8 games during the season, while Elizabeth played fewer games and had a game average that was $4$4 higher than Beth’s. Find $n$n, how many fewer games Elizabeth played than Beth.