document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254497>Question 254497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am studying for a college entrance exam and am stumped by this question. I tried to solve it in many different ways, and have worked on it over and over again but I still cannot find an answer that I am confident is correct. Any help would be greatly appreciated!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x^2/144 - 4/25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to make the fractions have the same denominator, then subtract, then reduce but that was incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Britt </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Is there an equal sign somewhere?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9x^2)/(144 - 4/25) yields (225 x^2)/3596<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(9x^2/144)-(4/25) yields x^2/16-4/25 or  1/400(5x-8)(5x+8)<BR>\n" );
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