1. Solving Fractional Equations
3.4 Day 1
Solving Fractional Equations

2. You will have an equation to
Solve
Find out something about.
It is much more likely that you will “solve”

3. Find the x intercept of the graph
What does that mean exactly?
What should you do to make this problem easy?

4. Solve the following

5. Practice problems (cont)

6. Day 2
Word Problems
The idea is to set up a fractional equation based on the criteria of the world problems, then solve. It might be a work problem, a fraction problem, or a mixture problem.

7. The denominator of a fraction is 1 less than twice the numerator
The denominator of a fraction is 1 less than twice the numerator. If 7 is added to both numerator and denominator, the resulting fraction has a value of 7/10. Find the original fraction.
Jan can tile a floor in 14 hours. Together, Jan and her helper can tile the same floor in 9 hours. How long would it take Bill to do the job alone?
How much of a 45% salt solution must be added to a 20% salt solution to get 750 ml of a 30% salt solution?
The ratio of 4 less than a number to 26 more than the number is 1 to 3. What is the number?
Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and pipe B can fill the tank in 3 hours. With the tank empty pipe A is turned on, and one hour later, pipe B is turned on. How long will pipe B run before the tank is full
Chris can jog to Kevin’s house in 10 minutes. Kevin can ride his bike to Chris’ house in 6 minutes. If they start from their own houses at the same time, in how many minutes do they meet?.