document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92929>Question 92929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please tell me how to solve this equation below ASAP!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50 + 1.545 * 15/&#8730;n = 55 - 2.326 * 15/&#8730;n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #67618 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=67618\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> According to the rules of algebra for interpreting the order of operations in single line <BR>\n" );
document.write( "expressions, the way you wrote this problem it should be interpreted as:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50+%2B+1.545%2A15%2Fsqrt%28n%29+=+55+-+2.326%2A15%2Fsqrt%28n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50+%2B+1.545%2A15%2Fsqrt%28n%29+=+55+-+2.326%2A15%2Fsqrt%28n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you meant the problem to be this, then you can get the answer this way:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First multiply both sides (all terms) by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get rid of the denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you do that multiplication, the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50sqrt%28n%29+%2B+%281.545%2A15%29+=+55sqrt%28n%29+-+%282.326%2A15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50sqrt%28n%29+%2B+%281.545%2A15%29+=+55sqrt%28n%29+-+%282.326%2A15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next do the multiplications inside the parentheses and the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50sqrt%28n%29+%2B+23.175+=+55sqrt%28n%29+-+34.89 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50sqrt%28n%29+%2B+23.175+=+55sqrt%28n%29+-+34.89\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50sqrt%28n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50sqrt%28n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides to eliminate the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50sqrt%28n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50sqrt%28n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on the left side,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the equation reduces to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+23.175++=+5sqrt%28n%29+-+34.89 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+23.175++=+5sqrt%28n%29+-+34.89\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 34.89 to both sides to eliminate the -34.89 on the right side and the resulting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=58.065+=+5sqrt%28n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"58.065+=+5sqrt%28n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then divide both sides by 5 which is the multiplier of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11.613+=+sqrt%28n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11.613+=+sqrt%28n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and finally square both sides and you end up with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "134.86179 = n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the answer, assuming that you intended the given problem to be in the form that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we started with above. If you meant the problem to be something else, then you need to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "re-post it with a better definition of how it should be written.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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