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Rewrite the following without an exponent. (5/8)-1

After the seventh month of a 12-month loan: the numerator is: {(n + 11) + (n + 10) + (n + 9) + (n + 8) + (n + 7) + (n + 6) + (n + 5)} = , and the denominator is: {(n) + (n + 1) + + (n + 11)} = . therefore, the fraction is numerator/denominator (to the nearest tenth) = %

Mr and mrs smith buy tickets for themselves and their four children. the cost of an adult ticket is ? 6 more than the adult ticket. the total cost of the six tickets is ? 40.50 work out the cost of an adult ticket. in your working let c be the cost of the child ticket and a be the cost of the adult ticket.