Question Number 62092 by Cypher1207 last updated on 15/Jun/19
$$\mathrm{MATH}\:\mathrm{MEME}: \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}+\mathrm{x}\:=\:\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{8} \\ $$$$\left.:\right) \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{3}+\mathrm{x}}{+}\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{8}}{+} \\ $$$${cancel}\:{the}\:{plus}\:{sign} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}{x}\:=\:\mathrm{18} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{3}{x}}{\mathrm{3}}\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{18}}{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$$\boldsymbol{{x}}\:=\:\mathrm{6} \\ $$$$\boldsymbol{{am}}\:\boldsymbol{{i}}\:\boldsymbol{{correct}}? \\ $$
Commented by ajfour last updated on 16/Jun/19
$$\frac{\mathrm{16}}{\mathrm{64}}\:=\:? \\ $$$$\underset{−} {{solution}} \\ $$$$\:\frac{\mathrm{16}}{\mathrm{64}}=\:\frac{\mathrm{16}}{\mathrm{64}}\:\:\:\:\:\left({cancelling}\:\mathrm{6}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}\:. \\ $$