1) 2/1/10+3/3/2 2) 3/3/2 -4/4/2 3)5/10/9+4/9/8
W wheels87 New member Joined Jun 4, 2005 Messages 10 Jun 29, 2005 #1 1) 2/1/10+3/3/2 2) 3/3/2 -4/4/2 3)5/10/9+4/9/8
tkhunny Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2005 Messages 11,339 Jun 30, 2005 #2 wheels87 said: 1) 2/1/10+3/3/2 2) 3/3/2 -4/4/2 3)5/10/9+4/9/8 Click to expand... 1) Is that 2/(1/10) + 3/(3/2)? 2/(1/10) = 2*(10/1) = 20 3/(3/2) = 3*(2/3) = 2 How close was that to what you had in mind? Add parentheses and explanations for clarity.
wheels87 said: 1) 2/1/10+3/3/2 2) 3/3/2 -4/4/2 3)5/10/9+4/9/8 Click to expand... 1) Is that 2/(1/10) + 3/(3/2)? 2/(1/10) = 2*(10/1) = 20 3/(3/2) = 3*(2/3) = 2 How close was that to what you had in mind? Add parentheses and explanations for clarity.
M ~Midnight.Kitten~ Junior Member Joined Jun 27, 2005 Messages 87 Jun 30, 2005 #3 what are the slashes referring to in these problems?? ( ///)
tkhunny Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2005 Messages 11,339 Jun 30, 2005 #4 I take them to mean division. 1/10 = one tenth = one divided by 10
