document.write( "Question 39371: Can someone help me solve this problem and break it down step by step for me?\r
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document.write( "  4  7/9   =   4 14/18\r\n" );
document.write( "- 2 11/18  = - 2 11/18\r\n" );
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document.write( "               2  3/18 = 2 1/6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Explanation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  4  7/9   \r\n" );
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document.write( "The denominators are not the same, but I can make the\r\n" );
document.write( "top one have a denominator of 18 by multiplying the 9 \r\n" );
document.write( "denominator by 2.  But if I do that I have to multiply\r\n" );
document.write( "the numerator by 2 also.  So I change the 7/9 to 14/18\r\n" );
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document.write( "  4  7/9   =   4 14/18\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then I just copy the rest over:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  4  7/9   =   4 14/18\r\n" );
document.write( "- 2 11/18  = - 2 11/18\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now when I subtract I get\r\n" );
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document.write( "  4  7/9   =   4 14/18\r\n" );
document.write( "- 2 11/18  = - 2 11/18\r\n" );
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document.write( "               2  3/18 = 2 1/6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin\r\n" );
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