Algebra I All-in-One For Dummies. Mary Jane Sterling
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Or, leaving the whole number parts separate:
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The least common denominator is
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42 36,000. Simplify inside the parentheses first.
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43 –2.999948. By the order of operations, you multiply first and then subtract 3 from the result.
44 0.6. Dividing, you have
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50 4.173. The number 7 follows the 2 in the thousandths place. Because 7 is greater than 5, you round up.
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