Linear equations with fractions
Solve a one-variable equation whose terms have fraction coefficients, some of them negative.
The fractions have to be collected over a common denominator before the unknown can be found, and negative signs need care.
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What changes each time
- Fraction coefficients, some negative
- Different letters for the unknown
- A new equation every time
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