document.write( "Question 339967: What is: six and four fifths * two and one half divided by two and three eighths? \n" ); document.write( "
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six and four fifths * two and one half divided by two and three eighths
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document.write( "\"6%264%2F5\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"2%261%2F2\"\"%22%F7%22\"\"2%263%2F8\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Change all the mixed numbers to improper fractions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"34%2F5\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"5%2F2\"\"%22%F7%22\"\"19%2F8\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Invert the third fraction and change to multiplication:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"34%2F5\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"5%2F2\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"8%2F19\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 5's\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"34%2Fcross%285%29\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"cross%285%29%2F2\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"8%2F19\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 2 into the 34, getting 17 on top:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"17\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"cross%2834%29%2Fcross%285%29\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"cross%285%29%2Fcross%282%29\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"8%2F19\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's all the will cancel, so we have\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%2817%2A8%29%2F19\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"136%2F19\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Change to a mixed number:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"7%263%2F19\"\r\n" );
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