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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve this problem -28 over 9 over 4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #158109 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=158109\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If this is a problem with a complex fraction (fractions within fractions!), then one of the lines must be longer than the other one.  From what you have stated without any parentheses, it's not possible to know for sure what you mean.  Is it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-28%2F9%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-28%2F9%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or is it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-28%29%2F1%29%2A%284%2F9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-28%29%2F1%29%2A%284%2F9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you understand the difference?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2\r<BR>\n" );
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