document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11539>Question 11539</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(-3/5) - 3(1/4) divided by [2(-3/5]  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I came up with the answer of -213/120, but the textbook gave a different answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(sorry, can't find the divided by symbol on the keyboard) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "soln:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First open the big bracket therefore it becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(-3/5)  - 3(1/4)  divided by (-6/5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now remove the small brackets,  i.e.:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12/5 - 3/4  devided by -6/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "underscore key for showing the divn. line  or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(12/5 + 3/4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " - 6/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cancel the (-) sign on top and bottom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and by finding LCM of top terms we group them together, thus\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48 + 15 = 63/20 divided by 6/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now use multiply instead of division , that means the terms <BR>\n" );
document.write( "will change places on top and bottom of '6/5'  i.e\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "63/20 multiply by 5/6  after cancellation we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "63/24 which is the ans\r<BR>\n" );
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