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user338510
19:41
Hello
user338510
What are you confused about?
Cargobob
Cargobob
Ok
am here
Did you remember someone who was struggling with age word problems?
user338510
No.
user338510
Where are you struggling here?
Cargobob
Cargobob
Indeed, I've exam tomorrow and
feeling so depressive
I've got it perfectly but...
user338510
19:47
math.stackexchange.com/users/533031/busi?
Cargobob
Cargobob
Yes, exactly.
user338510
Why do you have multiple accounts?
Cargobob
Cargobob
Oh, I do forget my accounts :D
that's why
but we had met right
user338510
Alright, what do you need help with.
user338510
Yes
Cargobob
Cargobob
19:48
Simple algebra...
user338510
I need to do my essay.
Cargobob
Cargobob
it seems like hard to me
user338510
So I'll help you fast.
user338510
Which problem, specifically
Cargobob
Cargobob
Yeah so, wanna get your tips
for the problems related to algebra
w8
uno
fraction problems?
user338510
19:50
like
Cargobob
Cargobob
like 1/5
user338510
give an example
Cargobob
Cargobob
120 . 1/5
and their word problems
For example,
you're making equations with given infos
got what I mean brudda?
user338510
not really, just give an example
Cargobob
Cargobob
A student is buying a pen with 1/2 of his money, a book with 1/6 of his money. He's having $18.
user338510
19:54
and
user338510
nvm
Cargobob
Cargobob
It asks to find out
user338510
18*1/2=9
Cargobob
Cargobob
how much money did he have in the first
user338510
9 dollars for his pen
user338510
19:56
He has 18 dollars left?
user338510
Or he started with 18 dollars?
Cargobob
Cargobob
yeah
he has just 18 dollars left
after buying book and pen
user338510
Oh.
Cargobob
Cargobob
yeah
user338510
nvm
Cargobob
Cargobob
19:57
lol
user338510
Let the initial amount of money he had A.
user338510
A-1/2A-1/6A=18
user338510
you got it right?
Cargobob
Cargobob
yh got it but
why did you make an equation like dat
user338510
He bought the pen with 1/2 of his money, so half of his money is gone.
user338510
19:59
and he bougtht the book with 1/6 of his money so a sixth of his money is gone?
user338510
what else should I explain?
Cargobob
Cargobob
oh got it now
can i do same for others?
user338510
what are "the others"?
Cargobob
Cargobob
other fraction problems
user338510
an example please
user338510
20:00
btw how did you do on your last exam
Cargobob
Cargobob
oh
it passed awesome
i was able to solve every age word problems.
user338510
nice.
Cargobob
Cargobob
uno why?
cuz i had learnt a method for all age word problems
n tryna to learn some usable methods for these questions
what are ur hints/tips?
or is there any method that I can use for all questions?
like age word problems
user338510
the questions are different each time
Cargobob
Cargobob
n the thing u shud know is this exam will be hardest one
user338510
20:04
just form the equations exactly how they are worded
Cargobob
Cargobob
that's what I cant do
user338510
practice would be the best tip.
Cargobob
Cargobob
k leggo with this one
right
''How much money did he have in the first (before buying anything)?''
user338510
Solve for A.
user338510
1/3A=18
user338510
20:05
*A=54
Cargobob
Cargobob
no clue bout whats goin wrong
i still didnt get how you made that equation
user338510
Can't explain more than that.
Cargobob
Cargobob
nvm
i can handle those questions
what about radicals?
user338510
like?
user338510
give an example
Cargobob
Cargobob
20:08
can i use mathjax here
or latex?
user338510
yes you can
user338510
just write stuff without it
Cargobob
Cargobob
It'd be the best to ask my question
on math se
you can answer it easily, can't you?
 
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user338510
22:08
Tggg
user338510
gello
user338510
i had to go sorry

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