document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=149318>Question 149318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w-4/3w  ÷  2w-8/9w </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%2F%28%282w-8%29%2F%289w%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%2F%28%282w-8%29%2F%289w%29%29\"   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=%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%28%289w%29%2F%282w-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%28%289w%29%2F%282w-8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by the reciprocal of the second fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282w-8%29%2F%289w%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282w-8%29%2F%289w%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%28%283%2A3%2Aw%29%2F%282w-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%28%283%2A3%2Aw%29%2F%282w-8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A3%2Aw ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A3%2Aw\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%28%283%2A3%2Aw%29%2F%282%28w-4%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%28%283%2A3%2Aw%29%2F%282%28w-4%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2w-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2w-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28w-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28w-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w-4%29%283%2A3%2Aw%29%29%2F%282%283w%29%28w-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w-4%29%283%2A3%2Aw%29%29%2F%282%283w%29%28w-4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%28%28w-4%29%29%283%2Ahighlight%283w%29%29%29%2F%282%2Ahighlight%283w%29%2Ahighlight%28%28w-4%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28%28w-4%29%29%283%2Across%283w%29%29%29%2F%282cross%283w%29cross%28%28w-4%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%28%28w-4%29%29%283%2Across%283w%29%29%29%2F%282cross%283w%29cross%28%28w-4%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%2F%28%282w-8%29%2F%289w%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w-4%29%2F%283w%29%29%2F%28%282w-8%29%2F%289w%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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