SOLUTION: TRANSLATE AND SIMPLIFY THE SUM OF A NUMBER S DIVIDED BY FIVE AND THE NUMBER

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Question 499763: TRANSLATE AND SIMPLIFY
THE SUM OF A NUMBER S DIVIDED BY FIVE AND THE NUMBER

Answer by oberobic(2304)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
My interpretation of what you wrote is:
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You could do it using fifths.


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So,


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Done.

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