document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=893854>Question 893854</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> by how much does 6/7/8 exceed 6/7/8? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer to this question was given in a book which is given below-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*8/7 & 6/7*1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48/7 & 3/28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now they did 48/7 - 3/28 =189/28.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but in first go i supposed 6/7/8=6/7/8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plz tel how hw it has been done.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and plz tel the reasn for doing this partiular methd bcz without seeing one will consider them same </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #541591 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=541591\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are probably showing this problem wrong because 6/7/8 is the same as 6/7/8 and there is no difference.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you need to use parentheses to show what is really happening.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from what i can make out, i believe you problem should be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by how much does 6 / (7/8) exceed (6/7) / 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the parentheses are important to show which operations are performed together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 / (7/8) is the same as 6 * (8/7) which is the same as (6*8) / 7 which is equal to 48/7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(6/7) / 8 is the same as (6/7) * (1/8) which is the same as (6*1) / (7*8) which is equal to 6/56 which can be simplified to 3/28.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your question becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by how much does 48/7 exceed 3/28?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the answer you need to subtract 3/28 from 48/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to subtract them you need to get them to have the same denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you multiply 48/7 by 4/4 you will get 192/28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now you can subtract them because they have the same denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "192/28 - 3/28 = 189/28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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