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Lynn Houston

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I can answer questions in basic algebra and any grade school math.

Experience in the area

Love math, currently helping my nephew get through Intermediate Algebra.

Education/Credentials

I majored in Math Ed in college (but decided not to teach), so have over 40 credits of math.

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Recent Answers from Lynn Houston

2012-02-01 algebra question:

divide both sides by 9000 and reduce 5/9 = (1 + r)^10 Take the 10 root of both sides. Not sure how to write that here, but it's the square root symbol with "10" in the angled part in front. 10th

2012-01-29 Percentage Question:

Because you're starting with 2 different numbers. In one case you're dividing 4 into parts and in the other, you're dividing 5. You're ultimately asking why 4/5 does not equal 5/4 and I don't know how

2011-12-07 Confusing Calculation:

As you have it (1/7)/ 15 X 21, then 1/5 is the correct answer. Remember PEMDAS, which stands for "Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction P Parentheses first

2011-11-29 Units X Units Calculation:

Ok, the only reason your "reduction" works is because you've already multiplied the 1/21 and 15 and you're reducing a fraction. We are saying the same thing. I say the easiest way to solve is to divide

2011-11-28 Units X Units Calculation:

Not sure what you're doing with your calculations, but you can't just "reduce" (ie divide by 3), 2 elements of the equation and not the third. The easiest way to figure out how many days it would take

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