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What is the answer to this math problem below:

What is the answer to this math problem below:-example-1
User Horsing
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okay so first you flip one fraction and multiply
x+8/2 * 5/3x+24
then simplify
3x+24 = 3(x+8)
now cancel like terms
(x+8 cancels) / 2 * 5 / 3 (x+8 cancels)
you are left with
2*5/3
10/3
or 3 1/3

User Tushar Shukla
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the answer is 5/6 or 0.83
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