How do you solve #(4g)/14 - 3/7 -g/14 = 3/14#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-04T14:46:33

#g=3#

#4g/14-3/7-g/14=3/14#
or
#4g/14-6/14-g/14=3/14#
or
#3g/14=9/14#
or
#3g=9#
or
#g=9/3#
or
#g=3#

Answer 2 · 2016-08-04T18:05:50

There is a trick to this that makes it simpler

#g=3#

Make the denominators (bottom numbers) all the same giving

#(4g)/14-6/14-g/14=3/14#

As all the denominators (bottom numbers) are now the same so now all we need to do is consider the numerators (top numbers).

#4g-6-g=3#

#3g=9#

#g=3#