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February 29th, 2016, 12:19 PM | #11 |
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February 29th, 2016, 12:38 PM | #12 |
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Never quit looking at the cute girl on your left. She might bring a whole lot of fun into your life. On the other hand, your big-mouthed teacher might also bring a whole lot of fun into your life if you learn what he's teaching. Because maths can be fun. And even if you don't find it so, learning the lessons might get you the sort of exam results that get you a good job and a good income, and the cute girls often come with that too. |
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February 29th, 2016, 02:48 PM | #13 |
Senior Member Joined: Jul 2014 From: भारत Posts: 1,178 Thanks: 230 | The question says: their sum is decreased by 6. It does not say that their sum is multiplied by 6. I am surprised that you took those brackets for multiplication. They were just to explain you that their sum had to be reduced by 6.
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February 29th, 2016, 04:10 PM | #14 | |
Senior Member Joined: Feb 2016 From: seattle Posts: 377 Thanks: 10 | Quote:
I just am a learner that needs to be told a formula, have a chance to do the formula, and then have someone watch me and see what I am doing wrong. Otherwise the 30 mins of lecture just is not retained. Thank goodness for this website as I have no one else that understands math around me. | |
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February 29th, 2016, 04:12 PM | #15 |
Senior Member Joined: Feb 2016 From: seattle Posts: 377 Thanks: 10 | I took it as multiplication because I was reading it as the distributive property.
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February 29th, 2016, 07:18 PM | #16 |
Senior Member Joined: Oct 2013 From: New York, USA Posts: 634 Thanks: 85 |
"(x + 4+5x)-6" doesn't have multiplication. You treated it as -6(x + 4 + 5x), which is different.
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