| > | #Example of Commands with Exercises from the Bittenger text |
| > |
| > | #page 60, #26 |
| > | simplify(42/48); |
| > | #note: need ( ) to create fractions |
| > | #page 65, #38 |
| > | (7/10)*(34/150); |
| > | #in the above example, we can drop the ( ) and let order of operations take precedence to get same answer |
| > | 7/10*34/150; |
| > | #page 73, #11 |
| > | (3/5)/(9/4); |
| > | #NOTE: sometimes you have to put ( ) to create fractions otherwise you will get a wrong answer like the example below |
| > | 3/5/9/4; |
| > | #page 127, #20 |
| > | (4+3/8)/(2+5/6); |
| > | #page 95; #28 |
| > | (1/18)+(7/12); |
| > | #again, in the example above we can drop the ( ) and let order of operations take precedence to get same answer |
| > | 1/18+7/12; |
| > | #page 102; #30 |
| > | 7/12-2/9; |
| > | #page 117; #28 |
| > | 42-(3+7/8); |
| > | #page 136; #16; |
| > | (3/4)^2+(3+1/2)/(1+1/4); |
| > | #pag138; #68 (actual answer) |
| > | (5+13/14)-(1+5/8)+(1+23/28)*(6+35/74); |
| > | #pag138; #68 (estimated answer) |
| > | 6-(1+1/2)+2*(6+1/2); |
| > |