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document.write( "28 over 16=x-8 over 20?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i have tried to simplify 28 over 16 to 7 over 4 and then multiply 7 by 5 and subtract 8. when i did this i got 27 over 20, which does not equal to 7 over 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i also tried 28 times 20 plus 16 minus 8. this equals 568 which cannot be simplified from 568 over 20 to 7 over 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "28 over 16=x-8 over 20?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28/16 = x - 8/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/4 = x - 2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35/20 = x - 8/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 43/20<BR>\n" );
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