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Question 777580: 8=56
7=42
6=30
5=20
3=?
What does 3 equal?

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Question 777592: x/2+9/10
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Question 777594: A certain recipe asks for 5/7 cup of granola. How much is needed to make 3/2 of a recipe.
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Question 777604: What is 6 1/4 divided by 1 3/8 as a fraction or mixed number
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Question 777734: 4/3 (3-4)= -12
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Question 777749: How do I solve the fraction 1/9 + 11/12? Is it true to find a common denominator before adding the numerators? I've tried and have fallen short. Please Help.
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Question 777969: What is an example of a terminating decimal?
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Question 778112: how to solve fraction problem example 7/8 / 21/4
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Question 778199: I need to solve the equations with the smallest denominator.
9/10 - 11/18 =
So, I'm thinking the common denominator is 180 and the answer would be 7/10 but I'm not sure because don't both these numbers have a LCM of 2? If it was 2 I'm not sure how to work it?
I appreciate your help cuz I'm so confused!:)
Thanks,
Skyler
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Question 777934: 12 over 25 + 13 over 40 =
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Question 778329:
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Question 778260: How do you solve
4r/5 - 7 = r/10
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Question 778756: 6/7 - (-8/15) = I cannot remember how to do this type of problem
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Question 778761: how do you figure out a denominator?
11/24 + 5/? = 13/12
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Question 778774: How do you solve - ? to the 4th power = 1296
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Question 779519: original problem 12/5*8/3
i know to convert it to 12/5*3/8
and than it = 36/40
how do i simplify ?

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Question 780032: I can't seem to figure out 10/7 - 6/x
I seem to have tried everything
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Question 780100: x/2+x/3=5
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Question 780215: what would be the simplest form of 56/105
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Question 780516: 3/6+1/3 show me the work
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Question 780673: i dont understand rational numbers

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Question 780760: -7n-4(n+4)= 3(-4n+8)-3n
Complex equation
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Question 780942: How do you solve for x in the following problem: 5+(1/x-2)=35?
I've tried distributing all the way where I'm left with 1/x= 32 but I am getting confused on how to get the x by itself.
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Question 781255: 10=7-(3+x)
10 = 7 + -1(3 + x)
10 = 7 + (3 * -1 + x * -1)
10 = 7 + (-3 + -x)
10 = 4 - x
10 - 4 = 4 - 4 - x
6 = -x
x = -6
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Question 781394: I can't get the solution!
1 over(x+h)^2 minus 1 over x^2 all this over h.
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Question 781631: Please help me solve this equation: k/7=10
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Question 781610: What is -3/10+a=2/3

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Question 781610: What is -3/10+a=2/3

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Question 781884: If a book, which cost $100, is discounted 20%, and then the discount price is raised by 20%, what is the final price of the book?
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Question 782177: -2|3-4-5|=
3-4=-1
-1-5=-6
-2|-6|=12
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Question 782395: What would 8(1-8n)+2(10n-6) be worked out?

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Question 782850:

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Question 782884: A woman is 61(1/12) inches tall and her son is 59(1/9) inches tall. How much taller is the woman?
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Question 782884: A woman is 61(1/12) inches tall and her son is 59(1/9) inches tall. How much taller is the woman?
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Question 783250: you have 8 cups of flour. a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. another calls for 1/4. how much flour do you have left
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Question 783410: 4 3/4 + 9 1/3
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Question 783410: 4 3/4 + 9 1/3
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Question 783404: x/4 - 9 = -6
X = ?

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Question 783556: What s 4x8-4+1=12
What is the best way to solve this?
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Question 783575: I need to know how to solve 5(n-10)=20
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Question 783692: what is 6*6+4 [2+3(12-8)/2]?
what is 3+2[6+(3-1)4]+2*2*2*2?
I have the answers but need to show the work.
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Question 783773: 6n-5(2n+9)+4
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Question 784293: Can you help me solve 3/5=1/3+f
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Question 784258: 7/5 * ?/? = 18 3/4 my twelve year old needs help solving this
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Question 784613: what is 6 1/4 + 3 1/2

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