document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78652>Question 78652</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a question about how you simplify fractions with variables.  Here is a problem with its solution.  Why is the answer  not simplified into a mixed number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 over 10q plus 9 over 10 q equals 6 over 5 q?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lcm of the denominators is 10q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 10q to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 9 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12= 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means the eqation is true for all values of q.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However q cannot be zero because q is in the denominator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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