document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250142>Question 250142</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r + s/7 for r =51 and s = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r + s/7 =______. (Simplify) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #182099 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=182099\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we have the expression r+s/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we have values for r and s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we substitute the values for the variables (r and s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "51+12/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we have to combine the improper fraction with the whole number 51.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can do that several ways.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can convert 12/7 to a whole number plus a fraction and then add it to 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or we can convert 51 to an improper fraction also over 7 and add the two numerators and then reduce the improper fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "51=51*7/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(51*7+12)/7=(357+12)/7=369/7=52 5/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the other way would have been convert 12/7 to 1 5/7 and then add 1 5/7  to 51 to get 52 5/7<BR>\n" );
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