Your answer is correct, but you didn't use the correct method, so I am going to give you half credit

Algebra Level 1

Tom was unhappy because he didn't get a full credit for this question:

Simplify 16 64 \frac{16}{64} .

"Teacher, why I can't get full credit for this question?"

"Your answer is correct, but you didn't use the correct method, so I am going to give you half credit."

Actually what Tom did was simply cancel the two "6" that appear in the question as shown: a b b c = a c \frac{\overline{ab}}{\overline{bc}}=\frac{a}{c} 16 64 = 1 6 6 4 = 1 4 \frac{16}{64}=\frac{1\boxed{6}}{\boxed{6}4}=\frac{1}{4} Although Tom had gotten the correct answer, his method was wrong since 16 and 64 are 10+6 and 60+4 but not 1x6 and 6x4. Therefore, the "6" cannot be cancelled as shown in this method. But sometimes Tom's method is lucky and computes the correct solution.

For which of these fractions will Tom's method give a correct answer?

12 24 \frac{12}{24} 14 42 \frac{14}{42} 13 39 \frac{13}{39} 19 95 \frac{19}{95}

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2 solutions

Lâm Khang
Sep 13, 2015

For quick answer, multiply 19 by 5

If you know your multiplication tables.

mash religion - 3 years, 6 months ago

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Lmao love dat meme do.

Shimon L - 3 years, 4 months ago
Anuj Shikarkhane
Jun 27, 2014

By Tom's method, in the option 19/95, that is 9 is cancelled so the answer is 1/5 and by the correct method also the answer is 1/5. So the answer is 19/95.

the condition is too hard to memorize

[ab] ÷ [bc] = a ÷ c requires that

c = (10 a b) ÷ (9a + b)

Harout G. Vartanian - 4 years, 3 months ago

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I'll help! 95/19 = 5, so, it's 1/5, 1/5 = 1/5, get it now?

Please text if you need further info, clarification, or need it to be explained in greater detail.

Hope you understand!

mash religion - 3 years, 6 months ago

But if you go for the general condition, it's like this : ab/bc = ac holds true only when

10a{b - c} = c{b - a} . Right?

Raj Sutariya - 7 months, 1 week ago

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