document.write( "Question 243382: One refrigerator holds 2 2/3 cubic feet of food and another holds 5 3/4 cubic feet of food.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am having a hard time figuring this out. Can someone please walk me through on how to solve this problem? It will be greatly appreciated.
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Express 2 2/3 as an improper fraction 8/3.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, form a ratio of these two numbers:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2F3\"DIVIDED by \"23%2F4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%288%2F3%29%2A%284%2F23%29\"
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