document.write( "Question 536452: hi im not sure if these maths problems are alebra, eg,1) 2x1/6= 2) 5/14x4 = 3) 7x8/9= please help with these problems im not sure what the formular is to follow to complete these \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "1) 2×\"1%2F6\" =\r\n" );
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document.write( "We put a 1 under the 2 as a denominator, so that both will be\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"2%2F1\"×\"1%2F6\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We observe that the 2 in the numerator and \r\n" );
document.write( "the 6 in the denominator can both be divided \r\n" );
document.write( "evenly by 2.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "When we divide the 2 by 2 we get 1,\r\n" );
document.write( "so we cancel the 2 and write a small 1 above it.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "When we divide the 6 by 2 we get 3,\r\n" );
document.write( "so we cancel the 6 and write a small 3 below it.\r\n" );
document.write( "Like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   1\r\n" );
document.write( "  \"cross%282%29%2F1\"×\"1%2Fcross%286%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "        3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next,\r\n" );
document.write( "we multiply the numbers on top, the little 1 times the 1, getting 1.\r\n" );
document.write( "we multiply the numbers on the bottom, the 1 times the little 3, getting 3.\r\n" );
document.write( "and we write the 1 that we got over the 3 and that's the answer:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"1%2F3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "2) \"5%2F14\"×4 =\r\n" );
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document.write( "We put a 1 under the 4 as a denominator, so that both will be\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"5%2F14\"×\"4%2F1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We observe that the 4 in the numerator and \r\n" );
document.write( "the 14 in the denominator can both be divided \r\n" );
document.write( "evenly by 2.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "When we divide the 4 by 2 we get 2,\r\n" );
document.write( "so we cancel the 4 and write a small 2 above it.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "When we divide the 14 by 2 we get 7,\r\n" );
document.write( "so we cancel the 14 and write a small 7 below it.\r\n" );
document.write( "Like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "         2\r\n" );
document.write( "  \"5%2Fcross%2814%29\"×\"cross%284%29%2F1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "    7\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next,\r\n" );
document.write( "we multiply the numbers on top, the 5 times the little 2, getting 10.\r\n" );
document.write( "we multiply the numbers on the bottom, the little 7 times the 1, getting 7.\r\n" );
document.write( "and we write the 10 that we got over the 7:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"10%2F7\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "However, that is an improper fraction because the numerator 10 is larger\r\n" );
document.write( "than the denominator 7, so we divide the denominator into the numerator,\r\n" );
document.write( "like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   1\r\n" );
document.write( "7)10\r\n" );
document.write( "   7\r\n" );
document.write( "   3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then we write the quotient 1 as the whole part and after it we write\r\n" );
document.write( "the fraction \"remainder%2Fdivisor\" or \"3%2F7\" and the answer is this\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%263%2F7\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "3) 7×\"8%2F9\" =\r\n" );
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document.write( "We put a 1 under the 2 as a denominator, so that both will be\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"7%2F1\"×\"8%2F9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "This one is different from the other two in that there is no\r\n" );
document.write( "whole number that either of the numerators can be divided by that\r\n" );
document.write( "either of the denominators can be divided by to get a smaller number.\r\n" );
document.write( "So we just multiply the numerators 7×8 and get 56, and multiply the\r\n" );
document.write( "denominators and get 1×9 or 9, and we put 56 over 9 like this:   \r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"56%2F9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "However, that is an improper fraction because the numerator 56 is larger\r\n" );
document.write( "than the denominator 9, so we divide the denominator into the numerator,\r\n" );
document.write( "like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   6\r\n" );
document.write( "9)56\r\n" );
document.write( "  54\r\n" );
document.write( "   2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then we write the quotient 6 as the whole part and after it we write\r\n" );
document.write( "the fraction \"remainder%2Fdivisor\" or \"2%2F9\" and the answer is this\r\n" );
document.write( "mixed number:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"6%262%2F9\"\r\n" );
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