document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=906199>Question 906199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to solve a long fraction problem. I'm not sure what it's called but I will send the problem and what I tried. I'm hoping you can tell me if it's right or not. This is just practice for me for studying for a test. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/8÷1/10+3/5×1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/8÷1/10)+(3/5×1/6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/8×10/1=30/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/5×1/6=3/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30/8+1/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30/8×10/10+1/10×8/8=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "308/80=3 4/5<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 #549663 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=549663\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/8÷1/10+3/5×1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Believing that I know what you want, and using a fraction bar in place of the division<BR>\n" );
document.write( "symbol and using a \"dot\" in place of the multiplication X symbol:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Fraction Expression,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%283%2F8%29%2F%281%2F10%29%2B%283%2F5%29%2A%281%2F6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%283%2F8%29%2F%281%2F10%29%2B%283%2F5%29%2A%281%2F6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F8%29%2810%2F1%29%2B%283%2F5%29%281%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F8%29%2810%2F1%29%2B%283%2F5%29%281%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, dividing by fraction is same as multplying by reciprocal;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and multiply denominators for each denominator;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2A5%29%2F4%2B1%2F%285%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2A5%29%2F4%2B1%2F%285%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, reduce fractions as part of simplification, in this case, removing redundant factors of 1;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F4%2B1%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F4%2B1%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, lowest common denominator here is 20, so...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2815%2F4%29%285%2F5%29%2B%281%2F10%29%282%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2815%2F4%29%285%2F5%29%2B%281%2F10%29%282%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, adjust each fraction term to its equivalent having denominator 20;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Showing more steps in your own work is perfectly acceptable if it helps you to compute more<BR>\n" );
document.write( "comfortably and reliably.<BR>\n" );
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