Free interactive math game: Equation with Fractions — x/3 + 2 = 5. Part of the Equations category on MathKite.
Taken from the generator that powers this exercise. A fresh set appears every time the page is opened, and the printable worksheet holds ten of them.
Linear equations that contain fractions.
Multiply every term by the common denominator to clear the fractions, then solve as usual.
Multiplying x : 3 + 1 = 4 through by 3 gives x + 3 = 12, so x = 9.
Multiplying only the fraction. Every term on both sides has to be multiplied.