document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=195528>Question 195528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with solving this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 * 4 1/2 * n = 2\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 #146649 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=146649\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, let's convert <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into an improper fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the mixed fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > converts to the improper fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A%289%2F2%29%2An=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A%289%2F2%29%2An=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2827%2F2%29%2An=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2827%2F2%29%2An=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27n=2%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27n=2%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27n=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27n=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=4%2F27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=4%2F27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=4%2F27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=4%2F27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which approximates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=0.148 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=0.148\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  </SPAN>\n" );
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