document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169666>Question 169666</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please simplify the following problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2)-(1/3)/(3/4)+(1/6) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2-(1/3)(4/3)+1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2-4/9+1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checkley77, I really appreciate your help on this complex fractions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Could you eplain how you got step 4- which is (9-4*2-3)/18. I got lost on this step.I really appreciate your help.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to add fractions you need to have a common denominator. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The common denominator is any number evenly divisable by 2, 9 & 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A good way to do this is to see if the largest number is divisable by the other two. 9 is not divisable by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next multiply the largest number (9) by (2)=18 and try again.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 is divisable by both 2 & 6. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you need to change 1/2 to 9/18 by multiplying both numerator & denominator by 9, change 4/9 to 8/18 by multiplying both numerator & denominator by 2 & 1/6 to 3/18 by multiplying both numerator & denominator by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you have a 'common denominator' and can add the numerators.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(9*1-4*2+3*1)/18 multiply numerator terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9-8+3)/18 combine numerator terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/18 now reduce.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/9 ans. </SPAN>\n" );
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