document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148531>Question 148531</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130442631/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 1 california edition</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a/b+b/c / c/d+d/e </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108871 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><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=108871\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Figure out <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Fb%29%2B%28b%2Fc%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Fb%29%2B%28b%2Fc%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Times a/b by c/c and b/c by b/b.  Get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28ac%2Fbc%29%2B%28b%5E2%2Fbc%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28ac%2Fbc%29%2B%28b%5E2%2Fbc%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add the numerators and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28ac%2Bb%5E2%29%2Fbc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28ac%2Bb%5E2%29%2Fbc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No do c/d+d/e.  Same pattern, so you will get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28ce%2Bd%5E2%29%2Fde ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28ce%2Bd%5E2%29%2Fde\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Flip this one and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=de%2F%28ce%2Bd%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"de%2F%28ce%2Bd%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the two new fractions together:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28ac%2Bb%5E2%28de%29%29%2F%28bc%29%28ce%2Bd%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28ac%2Bb%5E2%28de%29%29%2F%28bc%29%28ce%2Bd%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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