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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I finished part of an equation, but for some stupid reason my mind goes blank when trying to solve this simple problem >.< I've never liked fractions >.>
\[3\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }x = 4\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@satellite73
OpenStudy (anonymous):
multiply by 4 on both sides and you get
3x=16. Divide by 3 and you get x=16/3
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Wow, thank you!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
hold on, is that a mixed fraction? or is it 3/4
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[3\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }x \] is a number by itself
OpenStudy (anonymous):
if it's a mixed fraction, then unmix it. So 3 and 1/4 becomes 13/4.
multiply by 4 and you get 13x=16. divide by 13 and you get x=16/13
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I believe it would be 13x = 16 ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yup
OpenStudy (anonymous):
it helps to write \[3\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }x = 4\] as
\[\frac{13}{4}x=4\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[x = 1 \frac{ 3 }{ 16 }\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh what @jedi_trooper said
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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your denominator should be \(13\) not \(16\)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
never use mixed fractions!!!!
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Oh right, I was dividing by 13 xD
OpenStudy (anonymous):
leave it as 16/13 unless specifically instructed to
OpenStudy (anonymous):
So silly of me
OpenStudy (anonymous):
So
\[1\frac{ 3 }{ 13} \]
or \[\frac{ 16 }{ 13 }\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Wow ok, thanks guys ;3
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