document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610224>Question 610224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can't figure this problem out! \"Laura started with 7/10 feet of rope. If she received 9/12 from Jane and gave 5/7 to jerome, then how many feet of rope did laura have in the end?\" The answer must be be a fraction in simplest terms <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I keep getting 0.7357 as a decimal??? Is that right-what is that in a fraction?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #384225 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=384225\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Add the first two fractions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7/10 + 9/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7/10)*(6/6) + 9/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7*6)/(10*6) + 9/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42/60 + 9/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42/60 + (9/12)*(5/5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42/60 + (9*5)/(12*5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42/60 + 45/60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(42+45)/60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "87/60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So after receiving 9/12 ft of rope from Jane, she now has 87/60 ft of rope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now subtract off 5/7 (since she's giving this amount to Jerome)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "87/60 - 5/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(87/60)*(7/7) - 5/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(87*7)/(60*7) - 5/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "609/420 - 5/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "609/420 - (5/7)*(60/60)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "609/420 - (5*60)/(7*60)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "609/420 - 300/420\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(609-300)/420\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "309/420\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3*103)/(3*140)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "103/140\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So she has <font color=\"red\">103/140 ft</font> of rope in the end.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: 103/140 = 0.7357, which helps confirm that you were on the right track (you just needed to convert to fraction form)\r<BR>\n" );
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