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Solve 5x - 6 = 3x + 7

Rearrange the equation so that both x's are on the same side of the equation, making sure that you change the sign of the number you bring across: 5x - 3x = 7 + 6 Now simplify: 2x = 13 Divide by 2: x = 13/2
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If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

The key is start out by working out the number of widgets per minute that a single machine makes. If it takes five minutes for five machines to produce five widgets then, on average, it takes five machines 1...
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How can I calculate the value of a number raised to the power of a fraction, e.g., 9^(3/2)?

In order to calculate the value of a number raised to the power of a fraction, you first find the root of the number according to the value of the denominator (bottom number of the fraction). In the example ...
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Work out the value of 125^(-2/3)

Step 1: Write 125 as an exponent. Is there any number you can multiply by itself a few times to give you 125? The answer is 5 because 5 x 5 x 5= 5 x 25 = 125. Step 2: Since we know that 125=5^3, we can repla...
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Rearrange y = (3x+5)/x to make x the subject

Step 1: Multiply both sides by x to obtain xy = 3x + 5. Step 2: Place all the 'x' terms on the same side of the equation to obtain xy-3x=5 Step 3: Factor out x from the left side of the equation: x (y-3) = 5...
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