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Question 26999: Find n if 5n=3. Show the answer as a fraction.
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Question 27130: please help me
add or substract
3 1/6 - 2 2/3
Thank you
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Question 27128: solve the equation
- 4/9y + 2 = -6
Thank you in advance
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Question 27129: find area of this rectangle
1 2/5 yd by 4 1/2 yd
I appreciate your help
age 12
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Question 27477: waht is the product of {x/4+2y/3}{x/4-2y/3}
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Question 27492:
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Question 27640: how do you make this into a mixed number 39 over 25.

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Question 27813: Miko's class follow the stock market reports for the xyz company. in one week xyz's stock price changed by -2 1/8 points. the following week, the stock price changed by another -1 3/4 points. how many points did the stock drop in this time period?
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Question 28370: hey what is a factor?in what grade would you be using factors?
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Question 28474: How would you solve for r in the equation: 1.0201=(1 + r/12)to the 12th power.
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Question 28523: 36ab3(3 to third power)bc2(2 to 2nd power) over 24ab(4 power)c(2 power)
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Question 28701: -3/5[2/3-1/2(3/4-1/2)]
I have worked this equation to death and come up with -3/5 but the book says the answer is -13/40.....please help me see how they arrived at this answer. Thanks!!!
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Question 28834: I have tried simplifying a fraction of 7x^2/63x^12 and come up with 1^12/9. I cannot seem to verify if this solution is correct. Can you help
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Question 28920: Solve the equation:
r/5 + 6/5 = r/7 + 8/7
I have no idea on how to go about this. Any and help would be greatly appreciated.
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Question 28926: Solve the equation
1/4(8x - 12) = 6[1/3x - 1/2] + 10
I have no idea on how to even go about solving this. Please help.
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Question 28922: Solve the equation
1/4 (8x -12) = 6[1/3x � 1/2] + 10
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Question 28984: How do i solve -1 2/7m=6?
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Question 29102: My homework problems are all similar to this and I don't know how to solve them. Could you show me the steps to solve it?
6/5 = 90/x
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Question 29102: My homework problems are all similar to this and I don't know how to solve them. Could you show me the steps to solve it?
6/5 = 90/x
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Question 29060: write decimal as a fraction: 3.4 the 4 has a line on top for repeating
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Question 29219: Convert 16/7 to a mixed number.
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Question 29223: Can you please tell me how to solve equations such as:
x2-x-20 / x2+4x-5
_______ _______
5x-25 x2-25
(x2 means x squared)
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Question 29135: Solve for y
x= W+Y+X /5
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Question 29355: HOW DO I SIMPLIFY :8/16?
2XY/X ?
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Question 29362: not sure how to simplify this expression please help..
2^2 * 2^3 ?

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Question 29362: not sure how to simplify this expression please help..
2^2 * 2^3 ?

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Question 29364: so confused ..how would i simplify this expression:4R6S * 7R^3S^5 ??
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Question 29606: please explain how you solve for x in the following
3/x+2 + 7/x-2 = 3
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Question 29662: 10-5x=15
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Question 29784: (x+5)(x-3)
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Question 29535: list the fractions with denominator5 between 1/10 and 20/25
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Question 29363: to simplify this expression can you show me the steps ?
g^2 * h^2*h*4 ? how do i began ??
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Question 30034: Which of the following fractions is the equivalent of 0.5%
1)1/20
2)1/200
3)1/2000
4)1/5
5)1/500
How do you work this out?
Thanks

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Question 30034: Which of the following fractions is the equivalent of 0.5%
1)1/20
2)1/200
3)1/2000
4)1/5
5)1/500
How do you work this out?
Thanks

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Question 30033: What is the square of 25/9 ?
1)5/3
2)3/5
3)7 58/81
4)15/2
5)650/81

Can someone show me how to do this?
Thanks
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Question 30200: I would appreciate some help. It has been a while since I have done this. I am to solve the equation: 2/5 + 1/3 t = 5.
Thank you very much.

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Question 30431: solve the proportion. Round to the nearest tenth.

4/7=n/12
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Question 30385: (1/a + 1) / (1/a2 - 1)
The book gives an answer as: a/1-a, but I just can't see how they get it.
You must first multiply both numerator and denominator by the LCD, right? Isn't this 2a? When I multiply both by it, I get:
(2 + 2a) / (1 - 2a)
and get stuck there. What am I doing wrong?
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Question 28743: Perform the indicated division or state that the expression is undefined.
-5/13 / (-1/4)
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Question 30768: 1/3S + 7/9 = 4/3S
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Question 30858: This question is on integers. Need to help my grandson..
This integer is greater than -20 and less than 7
#2write the integers in order from smallest to largest...
20,-20,4,-7,3,0,6,-1
Thank you very much
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Question 28131: 1 1/2 devid by 1 3/8
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Question 27014: solve equation, check solution
- 4/9 y + 2 = -6
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