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How do you simplify $\frac{3 \frac{1}{2} + 16 \frac{1}{2}}{\frac{1}{3} - 2 \frac{1}{3}}$ $(3 1/2 + 16 1/2) / (1/3 - 2 1/3)$ ?

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Alan P. · Mir Tareq

Feb 26, 2016

-10

Explanation:

$\frac{3 \frac{1}{2} + 16 \frac{1}{2}}{\frac{1}{3} - 2 \frac{1}{3}}$ $(3 1/2 + 16 1/2)/(1/3-2 1/3)$

$XXX = \frac{\frac{7}{2} + \frac{33}{2}}{\frac{1}{3} - \frac{7}{3}}$ $color(white)("XXX")=(7/2+33/2)/(1/3-7/3)$

$XXX = \frac{\frac{7 + 33}{2}}{\frac{1 - 7}{3}}$ $color(white)("XXX") = {(7+33)/2}/{(1-7)/3}$

$XXX = \frac{\frac{40}{2}}{- \frac{6}{3}}$ $color(white)("XXX")= (40/2)/(-6/3)$

$XXX = \frac{20}{- 2}$ $color(white)("XXX") = 20/(-2)$

$XXX = - 10$ $color(white)("XXX") = -10$

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