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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is a circle divided into 3 parts, one part is 3/4, one part is 1/3 and we are asked to find what the remaining fractional part would be.  I know how to add and subtract fractions, but I am unclear as to add or subtract these two numbers to get my answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "And you are unclear with very good reason.  If you add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{3}{4}\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{3}\"> you get a sum greater than one, namely <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{13}{12}\">, so there is less than nothing left for the alleged third piece of your circle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3}{4} + \frac{1}{3} = \left(\frac{3}{4}\right)\left(\frac{3}{3}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)\left(\frac{4}{4}\right) = \frac{9}{12} + \frac{4}{12} = \frac{13}{12}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sort of the way our Government does arithmetic, except they use bigger numbers and it is real money.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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