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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

@welshfella

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

@welsh

OpenStudy (welshfella):

First convert the 3 3/4 to an improper ( or 'top heavy') fraction there are 12 1/4 's in 3 and we have another 3 1/4' s in 3/4 so what the total number of quarters?

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

4! sooo 4/4?=1 whole.. wait 15?

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

wait wait wait... is it D it seems like it is?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

thats right so 3 3/4 can be written as 15 / 3

OpenStudy (welshfella):

No you are guessing its not D we can now write the equation as

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

oh well we got 15 and then 4*8 =32. oh well . are we multiplying?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

cross multiply and solve for x

OpenStudy (welshfella):

ooops sorry its 15/4 not 15/3 whay didnt you notice my deliberate mistake?? lol

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

lol im the student here XD and i got 120

OpenStudy (welshfella):

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