Answer:
the closest part the mechanic can chose is 0.5 inch
Step-by-step explanation:
fractional sizes given to the nearest 64th of an inch = 1/64 = 0.0156
the closest size to 0.492in = 0.492 + 0.0156 = 0.5076 inches
approximately, the closest part the mechanic can chose is 0.5 inch
So the first thing you want to do when faced with two fractions with different denominators (when subtracting or adding) is to make the denominators the same. So for this equation they would turn out to be p+10/16=15/16 (because 16 is the lowest common denominator, 8 times two) so then you want to subtract 10/16 from 15/16 to isolate the variable (p) which would get:
p=5/16
This is the final answer because it cannot be simplified.
Hope this helps!
7 / 7 = 1
3 + 1 = 4
4 + 3 and 1 / 3 = 7 and 1 / 3
If a number equals the same number, there are infinite solutions
Example: 5=5, which is true, so there are infinite solutions
If a number equals a different number, there are no solutions
Example: 5=2, which isn’t true
