document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55198>Question 55198</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618371834/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This problem isn't in the book. Can you please help me?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4y+2)(1/6)y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How you you do this problem??? What are the steps for the problems that have fractions in the ()??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First thing here is to realize there are actually three fractions here.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remeber anything over 1 equals itself.  So re-write the 4y + 2 and the y as fractions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since we are multiplying, there is no need for common denominators,  just place all numerators and denominators into a single fraction<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With this fraction I would pull a 2 out of the 4y + 2 so that we can reduce.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "reduce<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply<BR>\n" );
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