document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78990>Question 78990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the problem. I have been at it for an hour and still can't seem to figure it out. Can someone out there help me?\r<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 #56692 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=56692\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does your problem look like this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283%2F%28x-5%29%29-1%29%2F%281-%284%2F%28x-5%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283%2F%28x-5%29%29-1%29%2F%281-%284%2F%28x-5%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to subtract fractions we need them to have a common denominator. So lets multiply both 1's by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-5%29%2F%28x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-5%29%2F%28x-5%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=%28%283%2F%28x-5%29%29-1%28%28x-5%29%2F%28x-5%29%29%29%2F%281%28%28x-5%29%2F%28x-5%29%29-%284%2F%28x-5%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now we get this after multiplying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute the negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now when we divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction, by the reciprocal of the 2nd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our expression reduces to \r<BR>\n" );
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