Fill in the missing values (?):
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Fill in the missing values (?):
To solve this problem, let's carefully follow these steps:
First, examine the equation . To maintain equality at 26 on both sides, the multiplication component should give a product of zero since adding zero to 26 keeps it unchanged.
Let's break this down:
By selecting these values, substituting back simplifies to:
Thus, the correct values to fill in are 9 and 0, making the equation valid.
Therefore, the solution to the problem is .
9, 0
\( 2+0= \)
The equation doesn't require both ? to be identical! Each ? serves a different purpose - one is part of a ratio, the other creates the zero product needed for the equation to balance.
Work backwards from the equation! Since we need , the multiplication must equal zero. Only works.
The colon represents a ratio or division. So means "9 to 9" or "9 divided by 9", but it doesn't affect our main calculation here.
No - this equation has only one solution! Since we need the multiplication to equal zero, and we can't change the 9, the second ? must be 0.
Because ! If the multiplication gave any other number, adding 26 would make the left side not equal to 26 on the right side.
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