document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176354>Question 176354</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thank you very much Fombitz.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now i have another quick question. Why can i multiply by 5/2 and not 2/5. Please I need a refresher. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks a lot you guys are great </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131444 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131444\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To go from<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you need to use the multiplicative inverse of the coefficient in front of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Fy%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Fy%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The multiplicative inverse of (2/5) is (5/2) since<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So then you multiply both sides by (5/2), to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Fy%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Fy%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by itself on the left hand side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you multiply both sides by (2/5), you'd get,<BR>\n" );
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