document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3363>Question 3363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplifying complex fractions has got me down. can you help me with this one?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/6y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/12y<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 #1497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fd ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fd\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > multiplied by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2Fc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2Fc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, your fraction becomes: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284x%2F6y%29%2A%2812y%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284x%2F6y%29%2A%2812y%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and now you can cancel things down, to give just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, since 12y/2 is 6y and this cancels with the other 6y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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