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/is used for a fraction 1) if x = 2/3 and y = 3/4, what is the value of (x + y) (x/y) expressed as a common fraction? 2) what is the least positive integer greater than 1 that leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by each of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9? 3) the ponde family's powerjet pumps 420 gallons of water per hour. at this rate, how many gallons of water will it pump in 45 minutes? 4) kim's insurance company pays 80% of the cost of all prescription medication she purchases in a year beyond the first $250 worth of prescriptions. her prescriptions for this year cost a total of $570. how many dollars of this amounts will kim's insurance company pay?

Which expression is equivalent to? assume x > 0 and y > 0.

1- what do you think the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? is it rational or irrational? make use of variables, the closure property of integers, and possibly a proof by contradiction to prove your hypothesis.2- why do we have to specify that the rational number must be nonzero when we determine what the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? if the rational number were 0, would it give us the same result we found in the first question?