Question

5 1/2 + p = 6

Answer 1

i just need the work not the answer

Answer 2

dis the one

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

ok so first you need to get p on its own, right?

Answer 5

yeah

Answer 6

ok so try subtracting 5 1/2 from both sides

Answer 7

i got -0.5

Answer 8

ok may i ask how you got a negative, 6 - (5 1/2) = 1/2 or 0.5

Answer 9

i just subtracted 5 1/2 minus 6
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Answer 10

not quite how you do that, you subtract the smaller number from the larger one

Answer 11

so 0.5?

Answer 12

so that leaves us with \[p=0.5\]correct

Answer 13

ok

Answer 14

thats all right

Answer 15

do you have another one?

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

m − 1 1/2 = − 5 4

Answer 18

is that -54 or another fraction

Answer 19

- 54

Answer 20

ok so looking at that its basically the same, except this time try adding the smaller number
(hint the fraction)

Answer 21

55.5?

Answer 22

it would still be negative though correct?

Answer 23

yes sorry forgot to put that

Answer 24

ok so basically
\[-54 + -1/2 = -54.5\]

Answer 25

OH

Answer 26

which leaves us with \[m= -54.5\]

Answer 27

i didnt put them in as negatives

Answer 28

its ok

Answer 29

is -54 1/4 to?

Answer 30

whered you get a quarter

Answer 31

idk

Answer 32

wrong key?

Answer 33

I honestly dont know

Answer 34

ok but you did find the solution though right?

Answer 35

no i dont get it i got -55.5

Answer 36

ok so lets try this again
\[m -1.5= -54\]
so first add -1.5 to -54 to get -55.5
then that leaves us with \[m=-55.5\]

Answer 37

oh ok i toug i was wrong

Answer 38

nope you were on the right track

Answer 39

thank you so much for helping me

Answer 40

your welcome