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If the 6 is only under the 1 (but not the n), then....
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 8 + 1/6
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 8*(6/6) + 1/6
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 48/6 + 1/6
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 49/6
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\n" ); document.write( "If the 6 is under the \"n-1\", then...
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\n" ); document.write( "(n-1)/6 = 8\r
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\n" ); document.write( "n-1 = 8*6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "n - 1 = 48\r
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\n" ); document.write( "n = 48+1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "n = 49
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