document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=515331>Question 515331</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is (3/4+ 9/10)(2/3+-8/15 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #343911 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=343911\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The is a missing parenthesis in the problem statement, so I will assume it is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/4+ 9/10)*(2/3+(-8)/15)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 11/50.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But how do you get there?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve each half of the multiplication separately<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3/4+9/10) = 15/20 + 18/20 = 33/20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/3 - 8/15) = 10/15 - 8/15 = 2/15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then multiply and simplify<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "33/20 * 2/15 = 66/300 = 11/50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done.<BR>\n" );
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