document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=482396>Question 482396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to use rational expressions in real life situations. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "we encounter rational expressions all the time in the real world, often without even realizing it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "software development uses rational expressions, as does art, architecture, construction, and manufacturing, I use them many times each day....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a professional artist uses proportions constantly when painting, you can use them to determine your projected income and bill expenses  </SPAN>\n" );
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