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document.write( "My question to this is not the answer=x/4, but why can't it be 4/x? Why does it have to be a certain way. I am confused!!! Help ... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "My question to this is not the answer=x/4, but why can't it be 4/x?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are x pieces.  Each person has 1/4, that's x/4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example:  12 pieces<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each person has 3 pieces, = 12/4.  4/12 is 1/3 of a piece.<BR>\n" );
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