document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=713342>Question 713342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain why 4×3/5=(4×3)/5=12/5 and how would you draw a pic?<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 #438386 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=438386\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It follows the meaning of multiplication.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%283%2F5%29=%283%2F5%29%2B%283%2F5%29%2B%283%2F5%29%2B%283%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%283%2F5%29=%283%2F5%29%2B%283%2F5%29%2B%283%2F5%29%2B%283%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and because the denominators are all 5,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2B3%2B3%2B3%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2B3%2B3%2B3%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and again using the meaning of multiplication, we can express as:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In slightly more advanced levels of Arithmetic, we do not use an \"x\" to indicate the multiplication operator.  We may rather use a mid-level dot this way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > being 4 multiplied by 3.  Another common alternative is the put each regular number into separate grouping symbols.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%29%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%29%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would mean, 3 multiplied by 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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