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document.write( "There are four ways to interpret your equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math \frac{y}{4}=\frac{5}{6(y+2)}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math \frac{y}{4}=\frac{5}{6}(y+2)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math \frac{y}{4}=\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)y+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I point this out because a couple of parentheses in your problem statement would have saved me a good deal of work trying to interpret what you meant.  Please be more precise in the future.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Having said that, the choice that results in the given answer is the last one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have two denominators, a 4 and a 6.  LCD is 12.  Multiply both sides of the equation by 12:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math 3y = 10y + 24\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add -10y to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math -7y = 24\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by -7:\r<BR>\n" );
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