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alice cullen wrote at 2009-12-09 20:42:35
Ok so, for example, with a multiplication problem,
10*5=50. you could also do 5*10=50 for the same answer, so you just flip the order of the numbers around. 0.0025 - 0.075= -0.7475. you could just do this instead . 0.075-0.0025= 0.0725?? HELP
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Abe Mantell
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Hello, I am a college professor of mathematics and regularly teach all levels from elementary mathematics through differential equations, and would be happy to assist anyone with such questions!
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Over 15 years teaching at the college level.
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B.S. in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S. (and A.B.D.) in Applied Mathematics from SUNY @ Stony Brook
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