<em>Convert the mixed number to the improper fraction.</em>
3/5 are not polka dotted, so first find 1/5. 20/5 is 4, so 1/5=4. 4x3 is 12 ribbons. Hope this helped!
X+ 1/x= 5
⇒ (x+ 1/x)^2= 5^2
⇒ (x+ 1/x)^2= 25
⇒ x^2+ 2(x)(1/x)+ 1/x^2= 25
⇒ (x^2+ 1/x^2)+ 2*1= 25
⇒ x^2+ 1/x^2= 25 -2
⇒ x^2+ 1/x^2= 23
The final answer is 23~
