document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47421>Question 47421</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to solve and simplify the following\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 + 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divided by\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 + 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone assist me with this please and thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31318 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><B>mszlmb(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mszlmb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31318\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your problem is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2B2%2F3%29%2F%282%2B1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2B2%2F3%29%2F%282%2B1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "As you know, 1+2/3 = 3/3+2/3.  Why?  Well 1=1/1 or 2/2 or 3/3 or 23123/23123 etc..., we just changed it to 3/3 for convenience.  How do we add 3/3 and 2/3?  as long as the denominators (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28nominator%29%2F%28denominator%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28nominator%29%2F%28denominator%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) are the same, you just add the nominators.  2+3=5, and thus 2/3+3/3=5/3.  Applying this to the denominator of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2B2%2F3%29%2F%282%2B1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2B2%2F3%29%2F%282%2B1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F3%29%2F%285%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F3%29%2F%285%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we're dividing fractions, which is simple.  you see, to divide fractions, you just take the second fraction, and FLIP IT, then multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you wanna divide 5/3 by 5/2, so you multiply 5/3 by 2/5!  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and multiplying is even simpler, just multiply nom*nom and den*den, SIMPLE!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/3*2/5=10/15, because 5*2=10 and 3*5=15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SIMPLIFY!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/15 has the greatest common factor of 5, dividing both top n bottom by 5 gives us 2/3. </SPAN>\n" );
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