document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38045>Question 38045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cannot figure out how to simplify complex fractions.  Can you please help?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  w+3/4w over w-3/2w </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23542 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23542\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The best first step is to multiply top and bottom by the lowest common denominator present in all the pieces of the complex fraction...here that would be 4w...so from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w + 3/4w)  /  (w - 3/2w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we multiply by 4w / 4w and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4w^2 + 3) / (4w^2 - 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's as far as this one goes </SPAN>\n" );
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