document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549760>Question 549760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A woman wants to stack two small bookcases beneath a window that is 26 1/2 inches from the floor. The larger bookvase is 14 1/2 inches tall. The othe bookcase is 8 3/4 inches tall. How tall with the two bookcases be when they are stacked together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358019 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><B>mathie123(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><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=358019\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We just need to add the heights of the two bookcases:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's first change both fractions to improper fractions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 1/2=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2814%2A2%2B1%29%2F2=29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2814%2A2%2B1%29%2F2=29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 3/4=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288%2A4%2B3%29%2F4=35%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288%2A4%2B3%29%2F4=35%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So adding these together we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2829%2F2%29%2B%2835%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2829%2F2%29%2B%2835%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to get a common denominator (which is 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2858%2F4%29%2B%2835%2F4%29=93%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2858%2F4%29%2B%2835%2F4%29=93%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can now change this to a mixed fraction again(though improper is still correct, just depending on the question and teacher).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "93/4    --- we know that 4 goes into 93 23 times.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now 23*4=92 (so we have 1/4 left over)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So(93/4)=23 1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hopefully this helps!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Romans 5:8 </SPAN>\n" );
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