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Help! Cubs Algebra is Driving Me NUTS!

 
 
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Reply Tue 13 Jan, 2004 06:39 am
{{{Jumping up and down waving right back}}} :-D
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Post: # 518,930
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Reply Tue 13 Jan, 2004 06:43 am
beth, you had a mini mistake in that its x+4 so the answer is x=3,
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Reply Tue 13 Jan, 2004 06:49 am
Hi squinney! Good to see you.

Please don't ask me about algebra. Just thinking about it gives me a headache! Shocked
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Post: # 548,606
View Profile Fraser
 
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Reply Thu 5 Feb, 2004 05:17 am
Farmerman
x=17 not 3 as you stated.
When you check back x into equation both sides equal 3 but not when x=3.
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Post: # 548,656
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Reply Thu 5 Feb, 2004 06:49 am
oy, you are so right. I went back and actually lloked at the original

(x-2)/5=(x+4)/7
cross mult
7x-14=5x+20
gathering
7x-5x=20+14
2x=34
x=17
God , Im so ashamed
the kid flunked
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Reply Thu 5 Feb, 2004 11:59 am
yesterday I found a crack pipe in his book bag farmerman, I hope you're satisified......
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Reply Thu 5 Feb, 2004 12:01 pm
squinney's serious reply......asked cub when he got home what the answer was and he replied "seventeen" . I told him to check with his teacher again because I just knew you all wouldn't be wrong Embarrassed
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Post: # 548,951
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Reply Thu 5 Feb, 2004 12:07 pm
I was wondering can you folks help my with with the PreCalc? I hate that stuff!

Debits on the left \ Credits on the right : unless......

they say numbers is the root of all evil - so why not use letters - LOL
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Post: # 548,977
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Reply Thu 5 Feb, 2004 12:27 pm
we didnt look at the original equation and ebeth just copied the plus sign incorrectly, and I just , ..... well, F'd up.

You found a crack pipe in your sons bookbag? cant you get one of your own?
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Reply Thu 5 Feb, 2004 12:34 pm
well normally we trade off...but I was fresh out of syringes....
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