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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please help! Due tomorrow >.<

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

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 \[\frac{13}{4}x=4\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x = 1 \frac{ 3 }{ 16 }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh what @jedi_trooper said

OpenStudy (anonymous):

?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

close your denominator should be \(13\) not \(16\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

never use mixed fractions!!!!

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yup

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