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31+4161

so i know i can get rid of the negatives by:

6131+41

then i got:

67

but the right answer is 72, what did i do wrong?

 Jul 4, 2018
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3^-1 + 4^-1 means =1/3 + 1/4. But 6^-1 also means 1/6, so:

 

[1/3+1/4] / 1/6=7/12 x 6/1=42/12 =7/2

 Jul 4, 2018
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Do this:

 

31+4161=13+1461=71261=76112=72

 

 

GA

 Jul 4, 2018

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