Can You Solve These Simple Problems? X + 6 = 14 Solve for X, 3/4 Convert To Decimal.

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I hope you can. 

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Basic algebra involving fractions and decimals stumped a group of City University of New York freshmen - suggesting city schools aren't preparing them, a CUNY report shows.

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During their first math class at one of CUNY's four-year colleges, 90% of 200 students tested couldn't solve a simple algebra problem, the report by the CUNY Council of Math Chairs found. Only a third could convert a fraction into a decimal.

We are doomed!