SOLUTION: If a*b = ab+1 and a#b = a/b+1, then find (3*(4#2))#10. I am really confused by this because I don't get the pound signs or what this problem even means

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Question 672579: If a*b = ab+1 and a#b = a/b+1, then find (3*(4#2))#10.
I am really confused by this because I don't get the pound signs or what this problem even means

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If a*b = ab+1 and a#b = a/b+1, then find (3*(4#2))#10.
I am really confused by this because I don't get the pound signs or what this problem even means

(3*(4#2))#10

a#b = a/b + 1
4#2 = 4%2F2+%2B+1, or 3

Since 4#2 = 3, then (3*(4#2))#10 becomes (3*3)#10

a*b = ab + 1
3*3 = 3(3) + 1, or 10

Since 3*3 = 10, then (3*3)#10 becomes: 10#10

a#b = a/b + 1
10#10 = 10%2F10+%2B+1

(3*(4#2))#10 = highlight_green%282%29

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