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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help please! ive been stuck on this for a while ;_; http://www.clipular.com/c?6515160=7_CJs6NMh5fHH4Re57wDDT07kJE&f=.png

OpenStudy (amistre64):

it might help to realize that \[A\frac{b}{c}=A+\frac{b}{c}\] \[-~A\frac{b}{c}=-A-\frac{b}{c}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont really understand that o_o

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

for 6*(1/9) you multiply the 6 and 9 and add 1, all while keeping it over the denominator of 9.

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

for 3*(1/3) you do the same thing. multiply 3*3 and add 1, keeping it over 3.

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

\[6\frac{1}{9}-3\frac{1}{3}\]Convert both to improper fractions: \[\frac{6*9+1}{9} - \frac{3*3+1}{3} = \frac{73}{9}-\frac{10}{3}\]Multiply the second fraction by \(\frac{3}{3}\) to change the denominator to 9:\[\frac{73}{9}-\frac{10*3}{3*3} = \frac{73}{9}-\frac{30}{9} =\]you do the rest

OpenStudy (amistre64):

\[6\frac{1}{9}-3\frac{1}{3}=n\] \[6+\frac{1}{9}-3-\frac{1}{3}=n\] \[54+1-27-3=9n\] \[55-30=9n\] \[25=9n\]solve for n

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

Uh, duh, Bill, lets do our simple multiplication correctly :-) \[\frac{6*9+1}{9} - \frac{3*3+1}{3} = \frac{55}{9}-\frac{10}{3}\] \[\frac{55}{9}-\frac{10*3}{3*3} = \frac{55}{9}-\frac{30}{9} =\]

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

I'm getting old, that 6 looked like an 8!

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

I have to say I like @amistre64's approach here!

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