document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=181833>Question 181833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OVER x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the numerator and x is the denomanator, I need to figure out what x is. I dont know how to slove a problem with a fraction like this. I have submited this problem before but couldnt understand the answer. So please show your work and please explain how you got the answer. And if you can could you please explain to me why the fraction is like that and what they are used for so I can better understand it in the future?\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 #136429 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=136429\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 1/2 is a mixed number and has to be converted to a pure fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1/2 is actually <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2+%2B+1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2+%2B+1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so what you have to answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"How many 1/2's are in 2? There are 4 1/2's in 2 because<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A%281%2F2%29+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A%281%2F2%29+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A%281%2F2%29+%2B+%281%2F2%29+=+5%2A%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A%281%2F2%29+%2B+%281%2F2%29+=+5%2A%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A%281%2F2%29+=+5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A%281%2F2%29+=+5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, now you have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F2%29%2Fx+=+10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F2%29%2Fx+=+10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remeber that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is just a number and it's OK for it to be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the numerator of a fraction. If you wanted to, you could<BR>\n" );
document.write( "represent it as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but it's OK the way it is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now multiply both sides of the equation by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F2+=+%2810%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F2+=+%2810%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A5+=+2%2A10%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A5+=+2%2A10%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+=+20x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+=+20x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+15%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+15%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To prove the answer, just put this result back into the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F2%29%2Fx+=+10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F2%29%2Fx+=+10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F2%29%2F%283%2F4%29+=+10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F2%29%2F%283%2F4%29+=+10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you've got fractions in both numerator and denominator,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but it's still OK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MUltiply the left side only by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F3%29%2F%284%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F3%29%2F%284%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "actully just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%284%2F3%29%2F%284%2F3%29%29%2A%28%285%2F2%29%2F%283%2F4%29%29+=+10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%284%2F3%29%2F%284%2F3%29%29%2A%28%285%2F2%29%2F%283%2F4%29%29+=+10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that the denominator is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F3%29%2A%283%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F3%29%2A%283%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F3%29%2A%285%2F2%29+=+10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F3%29%2A%285%2F2%29+=+10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2F6+=+10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2F6+=+10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F3+=+10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F3+=+10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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