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OpenStudy (anonymous):
John and Alan have a collection of x baseball cards. John has x/4 cards. What fraction of the cards does Alan have?
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OpenStudy (kropot72):
Alan has x - x/4 cards.
The required fraction is
\[\frac{x-\frac{x}{4}}{x}\]
Now you need to simplify.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
he has 3/4
OpenStudy (kropot72):
Good work. Your answer is correct.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
do you know Simplify -1 3/7x-3 2/3
OpenStudy (kropot72):
\[-1\frac{3}{7}\times -3\frac{2}{3}\]
Is this the question?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes but the (-3 2/3) is supposed to be like that sorry
OpenStudy (kropot72):
The first step is to make both the mixed numbers into fractions. Can you do that?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no its been so long
OpenStudy (anonymous):
im really bad at fractions
OpenStudy (kropot72):
-1 3\7 = -10/7
-3 2/3 = -11/3
\[-\frac{10}{7}\times -\frac{11}{3}=?\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
2 12/30??
OpenStudy (kropot72):
\[-\frac{10}{7}\times -\frac{11}{3}=\frac{-10\times -11}{7\times 3}=?\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
21/21
OpenStudy (anonymous):
is thee answer 5 5/21
OpenStudy (kropot72):
Yes, your last answer is correct.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yay
OpenStudy (kropot72):
Well done :)
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