
When

,

Meanwhile, you have on the right

so the equality holds for

.
Assume it holds for

, i.e. that

Now for

, you have






as required.
Answer:
1 5/8 too short
Step-by-step explanation:
The cable on the truck is 18 and 3/8 ... to complete the fraction into a whole number we would need 5 more parts in order to complete the entire 8 parts of the fraction. This would make the cable a whole 19 feet. Since Ryan needs 20 ft, this would leave us needing 1 more foot. Therefore, the cable in the truck is
1 5/8 too short
(6•2 - 3 - 5•3) - (4•3 + 2•2 - 8)
(12 - 3 - 15) - (12 + 4 - 8)
(9 - 15) - (16 - 8)
(-6) - (8)
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