document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335812>Question 335812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify the complex fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16y/x - x/y / -4/x + 1/y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's simplify each part first,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying by its reciprocal,<BR>\n" );
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