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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is 400 times 50x posible ?

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Any ideas?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it possible ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Doesn't seem possible..

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

What is "x"?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a letter

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No DarkKnight, It is not possible.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Unless you want a fraction or decimal.

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Yes, but here it is called a "variable"

OpenStudy (goformit100):

Yes it will be possible. And it will be called as 'Linear Expression'.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is it possible or not ?

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

@darkknight321 do you know what a variable is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dunno

OpenStudy (anonymous):

NOTPOSSIBLE!

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

variable: A symbol used to represent one or more numbers.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x = variable then

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Yes, exactly.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it not possible

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes @darkknight321

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thank !!!

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Well since you don't know what that unknown number is you can only multiply the numerals 400 times 50 and leave the variable beside the result.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

byebybeybeybeyebyebye

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

$$\huge 400*50*x$$

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