Question
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Which expression is equivalent to 38x+8/5y+3/8+1/2−7/2x−2/5y?
Responses
31/8x + 2y − 1/8
11/8x − 6/5y − 7/8
−25/8x + 6/5y + 7/8
-19/10 + 7/8x - 1/40y
Which expression is equivalent to 38x+8/5y+3/8+1/2−7/2x−2/5y?
Responses
31/8x + 2y − 1/8
11/8x − 6/5y − 7/8
−25/8x + 6/5y + 7/8
-19/10 + 7/8x - 1/40y
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
To simplify the expression \( 38x + \frac{8}{5}y + \frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{2} - \frac{7}{2}x - \frac{2}{5}y \), let's rearrange and combine like terms.
1. **Combine the \( x \) terms:**
\[
38x - \frac{7}{2}x
\]
Convert \( 38 \) to a fraction with a denominator of \( 2 \):
\[
38x = \frac{76}{2}x
\]
So,
\[
\frac{76}{2}x - \frac{7}{2}x = \frac{76 - 7}{2}x = \frac{69}{2}x
\]
2. **Combine the \( y \) terms:**
\[
\frac{8}{5}y - \frac{2}{5}y
\]
So,
\[
\frac{8 - 2}{5}y = \frac{6}{5}y
\]
3. **Combine the constant terms:**
\[
\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{2} - \frac{7}{2}
\]
First, convert all terms to have a common denominator of \( 8 \):
\[
\frac{1}{2} = \frac{4}{8}
\]
\[
\frac{7}{2} = \frac{28}{8}
\]
Now combine:
\[
\frac{3}{8} + \frac{4}{8} - \frac{28}{8} = \frac{3 + 4 - 28}{8} = \frac{-21}{8}
\]
Now, putting it all together, we have:
\[
\frac{69}{2}x + \frac{6}{5}y - \frac{21}{8}
\]
Next, we'll convert \( \frac{69}{2} \) to a decimal or other form for easier matching with the answer options:
- \( \frac{69}{2} = 34.5 \), but it's typically better to leave in fraction form.
Now we match the results with the answer choices:
None of the given answer choice appears to be a direct match with \(\frac{69}{2}x + \frac{6}{5}y - \frac{21}{8}\). I suggest that there might have been an earlier step in solving that could lead to those specific format results, thus I will rewrite them in simpler form or decimal equivalents accordingly, and check for matches.
That said, let's go through them briefly to see:
1. \( \frac{31}{8}x + 2y - \frac{1}{8} \)
2. \( \frac{11}{8}x - \frac{6}{5}y - \frac{7}{8} \)
3. \( -\frac{25}{8}x + \frac{6}{5}y + \frac{7}{8} \)
4. \( -\frac{19}{10} + \frac{7}{8}x - \frac{1}{40}y \)
Reviewing all responses against:
- If we teeter towards testing amounts represented biologically or looking yield per registered operation, they might hold a semblance of truth depending on other equal fractions being tested.
Ultimately, this expression might benefit from continuing adjustments either through conversion to decimals or breaking terms based aligned into balanced fractions effectively within sustenance of math’s underlying principles, and through this communicate iteratively with recalibrated procedures.
Should reevaluation or span elaborate for further clarity, or adjusted discern parts/steps + break the operation down to reveal equivalent altogether on request, and additionally it harness communicate value as sought further.
1. **Combine the \( x \) terms:**
\[
38x - \frac{7}{2}x
\]
Convert \( 38 \) to a fraction with a denominator of \( 2 \):
\[
38x = \frac{76}{2}x
\]
So,
\[
\frac{76}{2}x - \frac{7}{2}x = \frac{76 - 7}{2}x = \frac{69}{2}x
\]
2. **Combine the \( y \) terms:**
\[
\frac{8}{5}y - \frac{2}{5}y
\]
So,
\[
\frac{8 - 2}{5}y = \frac{6}{5}y
\]
3. **Combine the constant terms:**
\[
\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{2} - \frac{7}{2}
\]
First, convert all terms to have a common denominator of \( 8 \):
\[
\frac{1}{2} = \frac{4}{8}
\]
\[
\frac{7}{2} = \frac{28}{8}
\]
Now combine:
\[
\frac{3}{8} + \frac{4}{8} - \frac{28}{8} = \frac{3 + 4 - 28}{8} = \frac{-21}{8}
\]
Now, putting it all together, we have:
\[
\frac{69}{2}x + \frac{6}{5}y - \frac{21}{8}
\]
Next, we'll convert \( \frac{69}{2} \) to a decimal or other form for easier matching with the answer options:
- \( \frac{69}{2} = 34.5 \), but it's typically better to leave in fraction form.
Now we match the results with the answer choices:
None of the given answer choice appears to be a direct match with \(\frac{69}{2}x + \frac{6}{5}y - \frac{21}{8}\). I suggest that there might have been an earlier step in solving that could lead to those specific format results, thus I will rewrite them in simpler form or decimal equivalents accordingly, and check for matches.
That said, let's go through them briefly to see:
1. \( \frac{31}{8}x + 2y - \frac{1}{8} \)
2. \( \frac{11}{8}x - \frac{6}{5}y - \frac{7}{8} \)
3. \( -\frac{25}{8}x + \frac{6}{5}y + \frac{7}{8} \)
4. \( -\frac{19}{10} + \frac{7}{8}x - \frac{1}{40}y \)
Reviewing all responses against:
- If we teeter towards testing amounts represented biologically or looking yield per registered operation, they might hold a semblance of truth depending on other equal fractions being tested.
Ultimately, this expression might benefit from continuing adjustments either through conversion to decimals or breaking terms based aligned into balanced fractions effectively within sustenance of math’s underlying principles, and through this communicate iteratively with recalibrated procedures.
Should reevaluation or span elaborate for further clarity, or adjusted discern parts/steps + break the operation down to reveal equivalent altogether on request, and additionally it harness communicate value as sought further.