## Baconfuntimes one year ago What is a+b/q when q equals 7 and b equals 17 and a equals 15

1. anonymous

Is there any parenthesis in this problem ?

2. phi

is this $\frac{a+b}{q}$ or $a + \frac{b}{q}$

3. Baconfuntimes

first one

4. phi

can you replace the letters with the numbers they give you ?

5. anonymous

this is just a matter of substitution and solving....not really that hard

6. Baconfuntimes

yes 17+15/7 and there is remainder

7. Baconfuntimes

oh it 4r4

8. anonymous

leave it a fraction

9. phi

ok, but you should put parens around the first two numbers (17+15)/7 because you are really doing $\frac{17+15}{7}$

10. Baconfuntimes

oh

11. phi

you can write the answer a few ways. If this is multiple choice, then write it to match one of the choices. otherwise you can keep it an improper fraction or write it as a mixed number 4 4/7 (that is 4 and 4/7)

12. anonymous

or 32/7

13. Baconfuntimes

this is how the equation is show|dw:1443452450868:dw|

14. anonymous

but your resulting answer can be written in more then 1 way...it can be left as an improper fraction of 32/7....or it can be changed to a mixed number 4 4/7

15. phi

yes, and that means (a+b)/q which can also be written as $\frac{a}{q}+\frac{b}{q}$ that might be confusing, but it is the same as adding two fractions with the same denominator either way you will get 4 and 4/7

16. Baconfuntimes

ok thanks