The document discusses solving fractional equations by combining like terms. It begins with an anticipatory set asking students to describe how to combine like terms in a sample equation. It then reviews the rules for isolating a variable by keeping equations balanced, combining like terms, using the distributive property, and inverse operations. Several examples are worked through step-by-step demonstrating how to apply these rules to solve equations algebraically for an isolated variable. The document concludes with a word problem asking students to write and solve an equation to find the cost of drinks.