document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264871>Question 264871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is answer in Lowest terms ((5+5k)/4) + ((1+k)/8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((5+5k)/4) + ((1+k)/8) = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2(5+5k)/8) + ((1+k)/8) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((2(5+5k))+(1+k))/8 =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the answer per my book/example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((2x5+1)(1+k))/8 = 11(1+k)/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What happened to the (2(5+5k)) and where did the +1 come from? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194885 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=194885\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%2B5k%29%2F4%29+%2B+%28%281%2Bk%29%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%285%2B5k%29%2F4%29+%2B+%28%281%2Bk%29%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply the first fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2A%285%2B5k%29%2F%282%2A4%29%29+%2B+%28%281%2Bk%29%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2A%285%2B5k%29%2F%282%2A4%29%29+%2B+%28%281%2Bk%29%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2810%2B10k%29%2F8%29+%2B+%28%281%2Bk%29%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2810%2B10k%29%2F8%29+%2B+%28%281%2Bk%29%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine under the same denominator to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%2B10k%2B1%2Bk%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%2B10k%2B1%2Bk%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms in the numerator to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811k+%2B+11%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811k+%2B+11%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor out 11 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811%2A%28k+%2B+1%29%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811%2A%28k+%2B+1%29%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "per your statements:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((2(5+5k))+(1+k))/8 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS CORRECT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the answer per my book/example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((2x5+1)(1+k))/8 = 11(1+k)/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS INCORRECT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IT SHOULD HAVE READ.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((2*5 + 2*5k) + (1+k)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IT'S PROBABLY A MISPRINT AS THEY GOT THE ANSWER CORRECT AND THERE'S NO WAY THE STATEMENT AS IT STANDS WOULD GIVE YOU THAT ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What happened to the (2(5+5k)) and where did the +1 come from?\r<BR>\n" );
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