Roots can be written as fraction exponents. An exponent of 1/2 means the square root.
Three thousand five hundred eight
Okay I am going to explain to you and show you how to get the correct answer.
Fist you need to find the Greatest common factor which is 45 because 5×9=45
8/9=40/45
+3/5=27/45
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67/45 is reduced to 1 22/45
5 goes into 45 9 times so 3 times 7 equals 27 and 9 goes into 45 5 times so 8 times 5 equals 40 you add both numbers up and get 67. 67 can't go into 45 so you subtract 67 from 45. 45 goes into 67 1 time so that is your whole the number. 22 is left over so that is your numerator. The denominator remains the same.
Find the LCD = 18
5/6 = 15/18
3/9 = 6/18
15/18 + 6/18 = 21/18 = 7/5 or 1 2/5
Let x be the number.
"twelve decreased by twice a number" ---> 12 - 2x
"8 times the sum of number and 4" ---> 8(x + 4)
12 - 2x = 8(x + 4)
12 - 2x = 8x + 32 (distributive property)
12 = 10x + 32 (add 2x to both sides)
-20 = 10x (subtract 32 from both sides)
x = -2 (divide both sides by 10)
