High School Math : Simplifying Equations

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 :Equations

Simplify the fraction to the lowest terms:

Possible Answers:

Cannot be simplified

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Find the common multiple between the numerator and denominator.

divide numerator and denominator by 3:

divide numerator and denominator by 7:

divide numerator and denominator by 4:

Cannot be divided any more- lowest terms.

Example Question #1 :Equations

Solve the following equation for x in terms of the other variables:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply both sides byto get:

Distribute the:

Combine like terms:

Divide both sides by:

Example Question #4 :Equations

Solve the following equation for x in terms of the other variables:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Divide both sides by:

Example Question #1 :Equations

我f given the equation, witha positive integer, the result must be an integer multiple of:

Possible Answers:

2

8

12

5

10

Correct answer:

5

Explanation:

The mathematical expression given in the question is. Adding together like terms,, this can be simplified to. The expressioncan be factored as. For every positive integer,must be a multiple of 5. If, then, which is not an integer multiple of 2, 8, 10, or 15. Therefore, the correct answer is 5.

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