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 :

ktreyb
ktreyb ktreyb
  • 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 volume of ice block is 2400cm^3 and its density is 0.9 g/cm^3. how much part of it remains above the surface of water when it is kept in water?
Consider this situation: A baseball player dives head-first into second base and slows down while sliding on the infield dirt. Of the forces listed, identify w
Question 5 - Give your answer in its simplest form
Wnting equadions 1 Scott works on Cars. He charges 35$ for each car Plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this Scenario if Kylie's Car bill was $6
the mean amount of money spent per week on gas by a sample of 25 drivers was found to be $57.00 with a standard deviation of $2.36. assuming the population dist
What is y greater then or equal to 2x on a graph
what happened after the american revolution?​
If you need to disassemble a permanent-magnet motor, you should always
Find the value of x shown below
How do regional and international game and sport contribute to the development of regional and international relation?​