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jujumantb · 08-27-2004, 05:15 PM

[quote="@/\/G3L":9c7b9]it equals 2.5

3\4y - 1\4y=5
subtract them
1\2y=5
divide 1\2y by 1\2 and do the same to 5
thus
y=2.5[/quote:9c7b9]
close, but 5 divided by 1/2 = 10 not 2.5. You are mulitpying when you should be dividing

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jujumantb is Offline 2nd Lieutenant Posts: 3,527 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Laguna, Beach woowow Posts: 18463	08-27-2004, 05:15 PM [quote="@/\/G3L":9c7b9]it equals 2.5 3\4y - 1\4y=5 subtract them 1\2y=5 divide 1\2y by 1\2 and do the same to 5 thus y=2.5[/quote:9c7b9] close, but 5 divided by 1/2 = 10 not 2.5. You are mulitpying when you should be dividing