document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329400>Question 329400</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the operations &#9830; and &#9829; be defined for real numbers a and b \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a &#9830; b = 2a – b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a &#9829; b = (a + b)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the value of (4 &#9829; 9) &#9830; 3? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236070 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=236070\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4 &#9829; 9 = (4 + 9)/2 =13/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4 &#9829; 9) &#9830; 3=(13/2) &#9830; 3=2(13/2)-3=13-3=10 </SPAN>\n" );
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