document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254609>Question 254609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know the answer to the problem, I just need it explained. The book I'm using is a refresher, and it doesn't explain or give a similar example to this problem at all. It's a ridiculous problem of fractions divided by fractions, so basically fractions of fractions with a variable in for good measure. I hope I can make sense of it here:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is apparently <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%2818%2F11%29+%28%285x%2B1%29%2F%283x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%2818%2F11%29+%28%285x%2B1%29%2F%283x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I figured the -18/11 easy, but what happened to the variable fractions is far beyond me. Sorry for all the parenthesis... it was the only way I could get the problem to look anything like my workbook. Any takers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #186919 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=186919\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28%283%2F11%29x+%2B+%287%2F11%29x+%2B+%282%2F11%29%29%2F%28%284%2F9%29x+-+%287%2F9%29x+-+%281%2F9%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 99 to reduce the complexity:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28%2827%29x+%2B+%2863%29x+%2B+%2818%29%29%2F%28%2844%29x+-+%2877%29x+-+%2811%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28%2827%29x+%2B+%2863%29x+%2B+%2818%29%29%2F%28%2844%29x+-+%2877%29x+-+%2811%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2890x+%2B+18%29%2F%28-33x+-+11%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2890x+%2B+18%29%2F%28-33x+-+11%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 18*(5x + 1)/(11*(-3x - 1))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= your answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is apparently <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%2818%2F11%29+%28%285x%2B1%29%2F%283x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%2818%2F11%29+%28%285x%2B1%29%2F%283x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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