document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145204>Question 145204</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+2b/4-a-2b/4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105877 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2B2b%29%2F4-%28a-2b%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2B2b%29%2F4-%28a-2b%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2B2b-%28a-2b%29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2B2b-%28a-2b%29%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since the denominators are equal, this means that we can combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2B2b-a%2B2b%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2B2b-a%2B2b%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284b%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284b%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2B2b%29%2F4-%28a-2b%29%2F4=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2B2b%29%2F4-%28a-2b%29%2F4=b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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