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ninth grade HW help.. this is confusing to me atleast?

Explain how rewriting 4 1/3x - 2 1/8 as

13/3x - 17/8 helps you solve the equation

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  • Al
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Because you can now see what the common denominator will be (24) and it is much easier to multiply 13/3 x 24 than 4 1/3 by 24

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