document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316460>Question 316460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you simplify complex fractions <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/5-2/9-1/3 divided by 1/3+1/5+2/15 ?                                     </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226407 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226407\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First find a common denominator for the numerator (top) and denominator (bottom) of your fraction and simplify both expressions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Common denominator for the top: 45.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5-2%2F9-1%2F3=%282%2F5%29%289%2F9%29-%282%2F9%29%285%2F5%29-%281%2F3%29%2815%2F15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5-2%2F9-1%2F3=%282%2F5%29%289%2F9%29-%282%2F9%29%285%2F5%29-%281%2F3%29%2815%2F15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Common denominator for the bottom: 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3%2B1%2F5%2B2%2F15+=%281%2F3%29%285%2F5%29%2B%281%2F5%29%283%2F3%29%2B2%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3%2B1%2F5%2B2%2F15+=%281%2F3%29%285%2F5%29%2B%281%2F5%29%283%2F3%29%2B2%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you've simplified the top and bottom, you can divide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.\r<BR>\n" );
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