document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=46252>Question 46252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem 25 I got wrong.Thank You!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30692 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30692\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the numerator first:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5-%28a%2Fb%29+=+%285b-a%29%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5-%28a%2Fb%29+=+%285b-a%29%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > You get this by putting the fractions over a common denominator, then subtracting.  The common denominator is b.  The second fraction is already over b so don't change it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To get the first fraction over b you multiply the 5 by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5b%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5b%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now you have both parts over the common denominator of b and you can subtract.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, to divide two fractions, you copy the first, flip the sign from divide to multiply, and flip (invert) the second fraction. So it now becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285b-a%29%2Fb%29%2A%28b%2F15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%285b-a%29%2Fb%29%2A%28b%2F15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel the b's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285b-a%29%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285b-a%29%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...and this is as far as you can go! </SPAN>\n" );
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