document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11485>Question 11485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 1/3{4/3-2/5(3/4+3/7)}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can anyone help me solve this one. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5942 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=5942\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify: 2 1/3(4/3 - 2/5(3/4 + 3/7))  Start at the innermost parentheses. The common denominator is 28.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 1/3(4/3 - 2/5(21/28 + 12/28))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1/3(4/3 - 2/5(33/28)) Now do the distributive property on the inside parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1/3(4/3 - 66/140) Now subtract the fractions inside the parentheses. The common denominator is 420.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1/3(560/420 - 198/420)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 /13(362/420) Change 2 1/3 to 7/3 and multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/3(362/420}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2534/1260 Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1277/630 </SPAN>\n" );
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