document.write( "Question 636588: / = a fraction
\n" ); document.write( "x/2 - y/3 = 5/6
\n" ); document.write( "x/5 - y/4 = 43/10
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\"x%2F2+-+y%2F3+=+5%2F6\".....1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F2+-+y%2F3+=+5%2F6\".....1..solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F2=+y%2F3+%2B+5%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%282%2F3%29y+%2B10%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%282%2F3%29y+%2B5%2F3\"......plug it in 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F5+-+y%2F4+=+43%2F10\"......2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F3%29y+%2B5%2F3%29%2F5+-+y%2F4+=+43%2F10\"...solve for \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%282%2F3%29y+%2B5%2F3%29%2F5+-+y%2F4+=+43%2F10\"..both side multiply by \"20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"20%28%282%2F3%29y+%2B5%2F3%29%2F5+-+20y%2F4+=+20%2A43%2F10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28%282%2F3%29y+%2B5%2F3%29+-+5y+=+2%2A43\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288%2F3%29y+%2B20%2F3+-+5y+=+86\"..both side multiply by \"3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288%2F3%29%2A3y+%2B20%2A3%2F3+-+5%2A3y+=+86%2A3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288%2Fcross%283%29%29%2Across%283%29y+%2B20%2Across%283%29%2Fcross%283%29+-+5%2A3y+=+86%2A3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8y+%2B20+-15y+=+258\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-7y+=+258-20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-7y+=+238\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+238%2F-7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y+=+-34%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%282%2F3%29y+%2B5%2F3%7D..plug+in+%7B%7B%7By\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%282%2F3%29%28-34%29+%2B5%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%280.67%29%28-34%29+%2B1.67\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+-22.666666666666666666666666666667+%2B1.67\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-20.999999999999999999999999999993\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=-21%29\"\r
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