document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967274>Question 967274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My problem is to simplify 2/2x+3/2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                          1/x+1/4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming that all variables represent nonzero numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an online class and there is no explanation that I could find. Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you for taking the time to look at this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sincerely, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jeannie  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #591221 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</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=591221\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (2/2x+3/2x)/(1/x+1/4x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which in plain text really should be done as (2/(2x)+3/(2x))/(1/x+1/(4x))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for which rendering tags will give the appearance as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F%282x%29%2B3%2F%282x%29%29%2F%281%2Fx%2B1%2F%284x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F%282x%29%2B3%2F%282x%29%29%2F%281%2Fx%2B1%2F%284x%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lowest common denominator of all the fraction terms is 4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the entire complex fraction by 1 in the form of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%284x%29%2F%284x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%284x%29%2F%284x%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and simplify from that. </SPAN>\n" );
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