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x 7
10. 14y – 8 = 13 11. 17 + 6p = 9 12. +1=
3 15
−7 3
Example 5: What should be added to twice the rational number to get ?
3 7
−7 ⎛ −7 ⎞ −14
Solution: Twice the rational number is 2 × ⎜ ⎟ = . Suppose x added to this
3 ⎝ 3⎠ 3
3
number gives ; i.e.,
7
⎛ −14 ⎞ 3
x+⎜
⎝ 3 ⎟⎠ = 7
14 3
or x− =
3 7
3 14 14
or x= + (transposing to RHS)
7 3 3
(3 × 3) + (14 × 7) 9 + 98 107
= = = .
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