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Consider the expression x+6/3^2−(2⋅3)+5
. What is the simplified denominator?(1 point)
Responses
26
26
56
56
8
8
−2
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
To simplify the expression \( x + \frac{6}{3^2} - (2 \cdot 3) + 5 \), we first need to simplify the components step by step.
1. Calculate \( 3^2 \):
\[
3^2 = 9
\]
2. Now substitute back into the expression:
\[
x + \frac{6}{9} - (2 \cdot 3) + 5
\]
3. Simplify \( \frac{6}{9} \):
\[
\frac{6}{9} = \frac{2}{3}
\]
4. Calculate \( 2 \cdot 3 \):
\[
2 \cdot 3 = 6
\]
5. Now, substituting these values back into the expression gives:
\[
x + \frac{2}{3} - 6 + 5
\]
6. Combine the constant terms \( -6 + 5 \):
\[
-6 + 5 = -1
\]
7. The expression now looks like:
\[
x + \frac{2}{3} - 1
\]
8. Combine the constants \( -1 = -\frac{3}{3} \):
\[
= x + \frac{2}{3} - \frac{3}{3} = x - \frac{1}{3}
\]
Since the problem asks for the simplified denominator of the given expression, the denominator of any fraction present in the expression is:
The only fraction we have in the expression is \( \frac{2}{3} \), which has a denominator of 3.
Thus, the simplified denominators to choose from based on your provided options include:
- 26
- 56
- 8
- -2
None of these values equate to the correct denominator. Based on the calculation, the simplified denominator is **3**, which is not in the options.
Therefore, if I had to select from your choices and noting the calculation error, it appears that it was meant to ask about denominators generally, and I cannot find an option corresponding to the correct answer based solely on shown options.
If my clarification is needed, please confirm how to proceed from here.
1. Calculate \( 3^2 \):
\[
3^2 = 9
\]
2. Now substitute back into the expression:
\[
x + \frac{6}{9} - (2 \cdot 3) + 5
\]
3. Simplify \( \frac{6}{9} \):
\[
\frac{6}{9} = \frac{2}{3}
\]
4. Calculate \( 2 \cdot 3 \):
\[
2 \cdot 3 = 6
\]
5. Now, substituting these values back into the expression gives:
\[
x + \frac{2}{3} - 6 + 5
\]
6. Combine the constant terms \( -6 + 5 \):
\[
-6 + 5 = -1
\]
7. The expression now looks like:
\[
x + \frac{2}{3} - 1
\]
8. Combine the constants \( -1 = -\frac{3}{3} \):
\[
= x + \frac{2}{3} - \frac{3}{3} = x - \frac{1}{3}
\]
Since the problem asks for the simplified denominator of the given expression, the denominator of any fraction present in the expression is:
The only fraction we have in the expression is \( \frac{2}{3} \), which has a denominator of 3.
Thus, the simplified denominators to choose from based on your provided options include:
- 26
- 56
- 8
- -2
None of these values equate to the correct denominator. Based on the calculation, the simplified denominator is **3**, which is not in the options.
Therefore, if I had to select from your choices and noting the calculation error, it appears that it was meant to ask about denominators generally, and I cannot find an option corresponding to the correct answer based solely on shown options.
If my clarification is needed, please confirm how to proceed from here.
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
I apologize for the misunderstanding. Based on the expression you provided, \( x + \frac{6}{3^2} - (2 \cdot 3) + 5 \), the relevant denominator involved in the fraction \( \frac{6}{3^2} \) simplifies to 3.
However, since you are only asking for what's present in the responses you've provided (26, 56, 8, -2), the correct response cannot match those options based on our calculations.
If you are looking for the simplified form of the entire expression rather than just identifying the denominator of any fraction, could you please clarify that as well?
For a direct response to your format: **None of the options (26, 56, 8, -2) match the correctly simplified denominator (3).**
However, since you are only asking for what's present in the responses you've provided (26, 56, 8, -2), the correct response cannot match those options based on our calculations.
If you are looking for the simplified form of the entire expression rather than just identifying the denominator of any fraction, could you please clarify that as well?
For a direct response to your format: **None of the options (26, 56, 8, -2) match the correctly simplified denominator (3).**
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
Given the options you provided (26, 56, 8, -2), the closest answer to a denominator would be **8** if we're considering the simplification in the context of potential answers. None are correct based on the expression we evaluated, but since you requested the closest choice, **8** would be the best fit from the options you provided.