SOLUTION: TRANSLATE AND SIMPLIFY THE SUM OF A NUMBER S DIVIDED BY FIVE AND THE NUMBER

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Question 499763: TRANSLATE AND SIMPLIFY
THE SUM OF A NUMBER S DIVIDED BY FIVE AND THE NUMBER
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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My interpretation of what you wrote is:
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S+%2B+S%2F5
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You could do it using fifths.
S+=+%285%2F5%29S
S%2F5+=+%281%2F5%29S
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So,
%285%2F5%29S+%2B+%281%2F5%29S+=+%286%2F5%29S
%286%2F5%29S+=+1.2S
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Done.