document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114460>Question 114460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me I do not understand this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Evalute pqa + p-q     if p=6,q=1/2,and a=5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83276 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=83276\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All this problem is asking you to do is to find the value of:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p*q*a + p - q<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when p equals 6, q = 1/2, and a = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p*q*a + p - q<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and replace p with 6. When you do that you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6*q*a + 6 - q<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next replace q with 1/2 and the polynomial then becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6*(1/2)*a + 6 - (1/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, replace a by 5 and the polynomial is then:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6*(1/2)*5 + 6 - (1/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first term, multiply 6 times (1/2) to get 3 and multiply that by 5 to get 15. So <BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can replace 6*(1/2)*5 by 15 and the polynomial reduces to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 + 6 - 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the 15 and the 6 to get 21. This further reduces it to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21 - 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1/2 from 21 and the answer becomes 20 1/2 or 20.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem and how to solve it.<BR>\n" );
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