5 + 26 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 68 + 53 + 556 + 565252 + 52 = 566031
52
52 ounces.
26 26 + 26 = 52 52 + 1 = 53
The answer is 52: 26 + 26 = 52
27+25
To be rational, the numerator has to be a factor of 52 (the last term), and the denominator has to be a factor of 3 (the coefficient of the first term). Try all the combinations, including negative numbers (52/1, -52/1, 52/3, -52/3, 26/1, 26/3, etc.), to see whether one of them is a zero.
2x+52=0 =>2x= -52 =>x= -52/2 =>x= -26
The LCM of 26 and 52 is 52.
26 = 26, 52, 78 52 = 52, 104, 156
52/26 = 2
95 plus 52 plus 95 plus 52 equals 294.
The GCF of 26, 52, and 78 is 26.