document.write( "Question 697034: The length of a table plus 1/5 of its length
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "An outside wall is 5 7/8 inches thick. The wall consists of 1/2 inch of drywall and 3 3/4 inches of Insalation, and 5/8 inch of wall sheathing. The remaining thickness is siding. How thick is the siding?
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X+X/5=36
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\n" ); document.write( "6X/5=36
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\n" ); document.write( "30+30/5=36
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\n" ); document.write( "5 7/8 = 1/2 + 3 3/4 + 5/8 + X
\n" ); document.write( "47/8=1/2+15/4+5/8+X LCD=8
\n" ); document.write( "47/8=(4+2*15+5)/8+X
\n" ); document.write( "47/8=(4+30+5)/8+X
\n" ); document.write( "47/8=39/8+X
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