document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=639587>Question 639587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. if you have 3 / 4 cup of flour how many eighths do you have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. if you 3/12 of an orange how many fourths do you have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #402821 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=402821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> set up a ratio.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the first ratio is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4 = x/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply to get 4x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 4 to get x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your ratio becomes 3/4 = 6/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second ratio is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/12 = x/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply to get 12x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 12 to get x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your ratio becomes 3/12 = 1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another way of solving this is as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for the first problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you want to know how many eighths in 3/4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since 8 is 2 times 4, multiply numerator and denominator by 2 to get 3/4 = 6/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is because 2 * 3 = 6 (numerator) and 4 * 2 = 8 (denominator)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for the second problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you want to know how many fourths in 3/12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since 12/3 = 4, you want to divide both numerator and denominator by 3 to get 3/12 = 1/4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is because 3 / 3 = 1 (numerator) and 12 / 3 = 4 (denominator).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in both cases, you want to know what you want to do to the denominator to make the new denominator the value requested.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the first problem your original denominator is 4 and you have to multiply it by 2 to make the new denominator equal to 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the second problem your original denominator is 12 anbd you have to divide it by 3 to make the new de3nominator equal to 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in order to keep the fraction the same value, you have to multiply or divide the numerator by the same factor.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you multiply the denominator by 2, you have to also multiply the numerator by 2 to keep the fraction the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you divide the denominator by 4, you have to also divide the numerator by 4 to keep the fraction the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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