jlradie3 jlradie3

04-05-2018
Mathematics

contestada

My son is trying to figure out how to decompose 8/12 and what he has to work with is x/2 + x/2 =8/12

Respuesta :

04-05-2018

x/2 + x/2 = 2x / 2 or just x. So x = 8/12 which can be simplified by their greatest common factor of 4. Divide both top and bottom by 4. This gives you x = 2/3.

Your answer for that equation is x = 2/3

Not sure what you mean by "decompose" though.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

The Preamble to the United States Constitution includes the phrase "promote the general Welfare" because its authors knew that A people can be expected to act i

the distance between two towns is 83km. Write this distance to the nearest 10?

which expression is equivalent to 3(x+2)(x-1)+5x(x-1)

Two cards are drawn from a single deck of 52 cards one after the other. If the first card is not replaced, find the probability of selecting a King on the first

pros and cons of the inter's ability to access information

Why was Brian traveling in a bushplane?

a manufacturer ships its product in boxes with edges 4inches. if 12 boxes Are put in a carton and completely fill the carton, what is the volume of the carton

Which African American was the first black person to get a doctorate from Harvard University? a) Booker T. Washington b) F. L. Barnett c) W. E. B. Du Bois d) La

Which blood type could be given as a transfusion for patient with AB blood when the RH factor is unknown? O+ A+ AB+ AB–

with which settlers did Native Americans mainly fight in the Powhatan wars