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3 years ago

-1/2 + 2/3= Give simplified answer

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You need a common denominator of 6 because it's the least common denominator of 2 and 3. So you can change -1/2 to -3/6. And change 2/3 to 4/6. The new equation would be -3/6 + 4/6 = 1/6.

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y------> the number of teenagers

z------> the number of adults

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$2x+3y+5z=1,950$ ------> equation A

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$\frac{17}{3}y+5z=1,950\\\\-\frac{35}{3}y-5z=-2,850\\\\---------\\\\-\frac{18}{3}y=-900\\\\y=3*900/18\\\\y=150\ teenagers$

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$\frac{0.496-0.499}{0.002}\leq z\leq \frac{0.504-0.499}{0.002}$

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