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Which problem could be solved with the expression 32/3+1 ?

a) Finding the area of a rectangle
b) Calculating the average of four numbers
c) Determining the perimeter of a square
d) Solving a linear equation

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Final answer:

The expression 32/3+1 does not straightforwardly solve any of the problems a), b), c), and it may potentially relate to d) depending on the context of a linear equation, but without additional information, none of the options provided appear to be correctly solved by the expression.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression 32/3+1 can be used to solve a problem related to determining the perimeter of a square. To elaborate, suppose the side of a square is 32/3 units long. Since the perimeter of a square is the sum of all four of its sides, the expression to calculate the perimeter would be 4 times the length of one side, which can be written as 4 × (32/3). This simplifies to (4 × 32)/3, which is 128/3. However, since the expression provided is 32/3 + 1, it does not account for the multiplication by 4 required for the perimeter calculation, thus option c) Determining the perimeter of a square does not seem to be correct.

Option a), Finding the area of a rectangle, implies using a formula with length × width, and 32/3 + 1 does not fit this structure. Option b) suggests Calculating the average of four numbers, which could involve adding four numbers and dividing by 4, but the expression does not reflect this operation. Finally, option d), Solving a linear equation, is too broad without additional context as many linear equations exist, some of which could potentially be solved using the expression 32/3 + 1, depending on the specific equation and variable relationships involved.

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