document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253908>Question 253908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  what is the answer  to 5x/3x * x + 12/12 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #186257 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=186257\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I suspect you want to simplify the expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "without parentheses, you process left to right doing exponents and roots first, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "expression is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x/3x * x + 12/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x/3x) = (5/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5/3)*x = 5x/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "expression becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x/3 + 12/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 12/12 = 1, then expression becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x/3 + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply 1 by 3/3 to get 3/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "expression becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x/3 + 3/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine numerators with common denominator to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x+3)/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't believe it can be simplified any further.\r<BR>\n" );
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