Which expression is A, in order to have a true equation A=5−113?(1 point)

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Which expression is A, in order to have a true equation A=5−113?(1 point)
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To find which expression for $ A $ makes the equation $ A = 5 - \frac{1}{13} $ true, we need to evaluate what $ 5 - \frac{1}{13} $ is.
Let's calculate $ 5 - \frac{1}{13} $:

1. Convert $ 5 $ to a fraction with a denominator of $ 13 $:
$$
5 = \frac{5 \times 13}{13} = \frac{65}{13}
$$

2. Now perform the subtraction:
$$
5 - \frac{1}{13} = \frac{65}{13} - \frac{1}{13} = \frac{64}{13}
$$

Now we know that $ A $ must equal $ \frac{64}{13} $.

Let's evaluate the given responses to see which one equals $ \frac{64}{13} $:

1. **Option:** $ A = \frac{123 + 13}{\text{not valid as it is not simplified or clear}} $
2. **Option:** $ A = \frac{123 - 13}{\text{not valid as it is not simplified or clear}} $
3. **Option:** $ A = -\frac{123 + 13}{\text{not valid as it is not simplified or clear}} $
4. **Option:** $ A = \frac{153 + 13}{\text{not valid as it is not simplified or clear}} $

Since we need to see the valid fractions explicitly:

Let's assume that:
- Option 1 was intended as $ \frac{12}{3} - \frac{1}{3} $
- Option 2 was intended as $ \frac{12}{3} + \frac{1}{3} $
- Option 3 was intended as $ -\frac{12}{3} + \frac{1}{3} $
- Option 4 was intended as $ \frac{15}{3} + \frac{1}{3} $

GPT-4o mini · Answer

To find which expression for $ A $ makes the equation $ A = 5 - \frac{1}{13} $ true, we already calculated that: $$ A = 5 - \frac{1}{13} = \frac{64}{13} $$ Now we need to evaluate the provided options to see which one is equal to $ \frac{64}{13} $. 1. **Option 1:** $ A = \frac{123 + 13}{\text{not valid as it is not simplified or clear}} $ 2. **Option 2:** $ A = \frac{123 - 13}{\text{not valid as it is not simplified or clear}} $ 3. **Option 3:** $ A = -\frac{123 + 13}{\text{not valid as it is not simplified or clear}} $ 4. **Option 4:** $ A = \frac{153 + 13}{\text{not valid as it is not simplified or clear}} $ Since the original options were not presented clearly, we cannot directly assess them. However, let's assume some plausible interpretations based on your hints and simplify: 1. **Option 1:** Let's assume it is intended as $ \frac{123 + 13}{x} = \frac{136}{x} $ 2. **Option 2:** Let's assume it is intended as $ \frac{123 - 13}{x} = \frac{110}{x} $ 3. **Option 3:** Let's assume it is intended as $ -\frac{123 + 13}{x} = -\frac{136}{x} $ 4. **Option 4:** Let's assume it is intended as $ \frac{153 + 13}{x} = \frac{166}{x} $ To check if any of these equal $ \frac{64}{13} $, we can set $ \frac{a}{x} = \frac{64}{13} $ and solve for $ a $: This means we need to find $ a $ such that: $$ a = \frac{64 \cdot x}{13} $$ For each option given the context of $ A $: - $\frac{123 + 13}{x} $ doesn't seem to simplify to $ \frac{64}{13} $ - $\frac{123 - 13}{x} $ gives us $ \frac{110}{x} $ So the most appropriate expression for it to equal $ \frac{64}{13} $ isn’t clear cut without proper labeling. However, since we determined that $ \frac{64}{13} $ is indeed the value of $ A $, the specific expression reflecting that value must directly calculate $ \frac{64}{13} $ or simplify to it upon evaluation. If you can clarify or provide more specific expressions for options, I would be able to evaluate them accurately. Otherwise, based on what we calculated earlier, it seems you were on the right track concluding that $ A $ should equal $ \frac{64}{13} $.