document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=630214>Question 630214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 + 4/7- 3/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not sure where the order of operations start?  Do I start with the fractoions and find a common denominator and then what do I do with the 1?\r<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 #396773 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=396773\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your expression is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 4/7- 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "steps:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. divide 4 by 7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. add it to 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. divide 3 by 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. subtract it from the result in step 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the results from your calculator will show:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.  4/7 = .5714295871<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.  .5714295871 + 1 = 1.5714295871<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.  3/4 = .75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.  1.5714295871 - .75 = .821428571\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you want to deal with fractions rather than decimals, you would need to get everything under a common denominator before performing any operations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your expression is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 4/7- 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lowest common denominator appears to be 28, so makes everything equivalent to a fraction with a denominator of 28.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28/28 + 16/28 - 21/28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the denominators are common, you can add the numerators together under the common denominator to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(28 + 16 - 21) / 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perform the operation within each set of parenthese first to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23/28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "decimal equivalent of this is equal to .821428571.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's the same answer you got before.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's a reference on order of arithmetic operations.<BR>\n" );
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