document.write( "Question 949128: Hello,
\n" ); document.write( "My math problem is: 12x + 131 = 189 + 3x
\n" ); document.write( "It is telling me to solve the problem and check it.
\n" ); document.write( "My answer is: x = 6 4/9
\n" ); document.write( "It is correct but when I do the checking, I can't seem to get it right? My answer for the check part:
\n" ); document.write( "12(6 4/9) + 131 = 189 + 3( 6 4/9)
\n" ); document.write( "77 22/3 + 131 = 189 + 19 1/3
\n" ); document.write( "But my score book says the right answer is:12(6 4/9) + 131 = 189 + 3( 6 4/9)
\n" ); document.write( "72 48/9 + 131 = 189 + 18 12/9
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\n" ); document.write( "Hello,
\n" ); document.write( "My math problem is: 12x + 131 = 189 + 3x
\n" ); document.write( "It is telling me to solve the problem and check it.
\n" ); document.write( "My answer is: x = 6 4/9
\n" ); document.write( "It is correct but when I do the checking, I can't seem to get it right? My answer for the check part:
\n" ); document.write( "12(6 4/9) + 131 = 189 + 3( 6 4/9)
\n" ); document.write( "77 22/3 + 131 = 189 + 19 1/3
\n" ); document.write( "But my score book says the right answer is:12(6 4/9) + 131 = 189 + 3( 6 4/9)
\n" ); document.write( "72 48/9 + 131 = 189 + 18 12/9
\n" ); document.write( "Please someone help? What am I doing wrong? Thank-you! I'm very confused.
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\"12%286%264%2F9%29\" = 12(6) = 72, and \"12%284%2F9%29+=+48%2F9\"
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document.write( "Therefore, \"12%286%264%2F9%29\" = \"72+%2B+48%2F9\", or \"72%2648%2F9\"\r
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document.write( "If you'd done the correct calculations, you'd have gotten: \"72%2616%2F3\", which is the same as \"72%2648%2F9\", leading to:
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document.write( "\"72%2616%2F3+%2B+131+=+189+%2B+19%261%2F3\"
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document.write( "Continue with this, and you should get a TRUE equation.\r
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document.write( "For the check, you could use the IMPROPER FRACTION \"58%2F9\" as opposed to the mixed number, \"6%264%2F9\"
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document.write( "Therefore, you'd get: \"12%2858%2F9%29+%2B+131+=+189+%2B+%2858%2F9%29\"
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document.write( "\"4%2858%29%2F3+%2B+131+=+189+%2B+58%2F3\"
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document.write( "\"232%2F3+%2B+131+=+189+%2B+58%2F3\"
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document.write( "\"232%2F3+%2B+393%2F3+=+567%2F3+%2B+58%2F3\" ------ Multiplying by LCD, 3
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document.write( "232 + 393 = 567 + 58 ------- Simplifying NUMERATORS since all denominators are equal
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document.write( "625 = 625 (TRUE) \n" );
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