document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77346>Question 77346</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016098/algebrahomeworkh>beginning algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you start solving the expression 3y+6 / 4y+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                         20      8   do you find the LCD first or do you invert the second fraction first, and at what time do you start cross canceling? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55464 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=55464\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283y%2B6%29%2F20%29%2F%28%284y%2B8%29%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283y%2B6%29%2F20%29%2F%28%284y%2B8%29%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283y%2B6%29%2F20%29%2A%288%2F%284y%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283y%2B6%29%2F20%29%2A%288%2F%284y%2B8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > When you divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction by the inverse of the 2nd fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%28y%2B2%29%2F20%29%2A%288%2F4%28y%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%28y%2B2%29%2F20%29%2A%288%2F4%28y%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out 3 out of 3y+6 and 4 out of 4y+8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283cross%28%28y%2B2%29%29%2F20%29%2A%288%2F4cross%28%28y%2B2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283cross%28%28y%2B2%29%29%2F20%29%2A%288%2F4cross%28%28y%2B2%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cancel like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2Fcross%2820%29%29%2A%28cross%288%29%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Fcross%2820%29%29%2A%28cross%288%29%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice 8 and 20 have a common factor of 4, divide both of these numbers by 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F5%29%2A%282%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F5%29%2A%282%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > reduces to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just multiply straight across\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is your simplified result\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: you don't need to find the LCD when multiplying or dividing fractions. The LCD is only needed when adding or subtracting fractions </SPAN>\n" );
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