document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163880>Question 163880</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need Help with doing this fraction problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x/2y (Times) 6xy/7y (divied) by 4xy/3y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #120731 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kennedysj><B>kennedysj(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kennedysj><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=120731\">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=%28%28-5x%2F2y%29%2A%286xy%2F7y%29%29%2F%284xy%2F3y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-5x%2F2y%29%2A%286xy%2F7y%29%29%2F%284xy%2F3y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start by multiplying by the reciprocal of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284xy%2F3y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284xy%2F3y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify as much as possible before multiplying<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now write the fraction as one <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an x in the numerator will cancel with an x in the denominator to get <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rearrange the multiplication<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The six is divisible by the two so we end up with<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are no other possible divisions so we multiply the numbers to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and we are done  </SPAN>\n" );
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