What is a+b/q when q equals 7 and b equals 17 and a equals 15

Question

What is a+b/q when q equals 7 and b equals 17 and  a equals 15

texaschic101 · Answer

Is there any parenthesis in this problem ?

phi · Answer

is this
$$ \frac{a+b}{q}$$
or
$$ a + \frac{b}{q} $$

baconfuntimes · Answer

first one

phi · Answer

can you replace the letters with the numbers they give you ?

texaschic101 · Answer

this is just a matter of substitution and solving....not really that hard

baconfuntimes · Answer

yes
17+15/7 and there is remainder

baconfuntimes · Answer

oh it 4r4

texaschic101 · Answer

leave it a fraction

phi · Answer

ok, but you should put parens around the first two numbers
(17+15)/7
because you are really doing
$$ \frac{17+15}{7}$$

baconfuntimes · Answer

oh

phi · Answer

you can write the answer a few ways.  If this is multiple choice, then write it to match one of the choices.  otherwise you can keep it an improper fraction or write it as a mixed number
4 4/7
(that is 4  and 4/7)

texaschic101 · Answer

or 32/7

baconfuntimes · Answer

this is how the equation is show|dw:1443452450868:dw|

texaschic101 · Answer

but your resulting answer can be written in more then 1 way...it can be left as an improper fraction of 32/7....or it can be changed to a mixed number 4 4/7

phi · Answer

yes, and that means (a+b)/q
which can also be written as
$$ \frac{a}{q}+\frac{b}{q}$$
that might be confusing, but it is the same as adding 
two fractions with the same denominator

either way you will get 4  and 4/7

baconfuntimes · Answer

ok thanks