document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016892>Question 1016892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am really having trouble finding the fractional part of a circle.. Ex. I have 1 whole circle... 3/7 and 1/4 are taken..how do I find out what the remaining shaded part is? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633237 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633237\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/7 and 1/4 are taken out of 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution should be 1 - 3/7 - 1/4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find a common denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it helps if it's the least common denominator, but it doesn't have to be.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since your denominators are 1,4,7, then the least common denominator will probably be 28.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiples of 4 are 4,8,12,16,20,24,28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "common multiples of 7 are 7,14,21,28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiples of 1 are 1,2,3,4,5,......,28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "looks like 28 is the least common multiple.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 is equivalent to 28/28 because 1/1 * 28/28 is equal to 28/28.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 is equivalent to 7/28 because 1/4 * 7/7 = 7/28.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/7 is equivalent to 12/28 because 3/7 * 4/4 = 12/28.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, inste4ad of 1 - 1/4 - 3/7, you have 28/28 - 7/28 - 12/28 which is equal to (28 - 7 - 12) / 28 which is equal to (28 - 19) / 28 which is equal to 9/28.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can use your calculator to confirm that you did it right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use your calculator to get 3/7 + 1/4 + 9/28 = 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this confirms that you did the calculations correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding or subtracting any fraction requires you to convert all the fractions to a common denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they're simple, like adding 1/2 and 3/4, you can probably do the conversion in your head.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they're more complex, as in this one, then taking the time to convert them on paper is definitely the time required to do so.\r<BR>\n" );
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