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Question

Explain the diffrence in meaning between the expression 4 3/4 and 4 (3/4).

Answer 1

4 3/4 is simply saying 4 AND 3/4, or in otherwords, 19/4.

4 (3/4) looks like a multiplication problem (that's usually what the parenthesis indicate), so it would be 4 TIMES 3/4, which is 3.

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Answer 2

4 3/4 is four and three fourths.

4(3/4) is 4 times 3/4

Answer 3

4 3/4 are combined in its position while the 4(3/4) if multiplied will changed its value it will became 12/4 or 3/1