document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039149>Question 1039149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform indicated operations and simplify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/3x - 2/9 + 4/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5 over 3x minus 2 over 9 plus 4 over x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am lost on this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you so much  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #653902 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gsmani_iyer><B>gsmani_iyer(201)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gsmani_iyer><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=gsmani_iyer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=653902\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%29%2F%283x%29+-+%282%29%2F%289%29+%2B+%284%29%2F%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%29%2F%283x%29+-+%282%29%2F%289%29+%2B+%284%29%2F%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " The LCM of the denominators is 9x. Now the denominator of the answer is 9x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Now we will multiply all the numerators by the LCM i.e 9x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2A9x%29%2F%283x%29+-+%282%2A9x%29%2F%289%29+%2B+%284%2A9x%29%2F%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2A9x%29%2F%283x%29+-+%282%2A9x%29%2F%289%29+%2B+%284%2A9x%29%2F%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2Across%289x%293%2Fcross%283x%29+-+2%2Across%289x%29x%2Fcross%289%29+%2B+4%2Across%289x%299%2Fcross%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " = Now take the LCM as denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2815+-+2x+%2B+36%29%2F9x+=+%2851+-+2x%29%2F%289x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2815+-+2x+%2B+36%29%2F9x+=+%2851+-+2x%29%2F%289x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2851%2F9x%29-%282x%2F9x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2851%2F9x%29-%282x%2F9x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%2851%2917%2Fcross%289x%293x%29-%28cross%282x%292%2Fcross%289x%299%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%2851%2917%2Fcross%289x%293x%29-%28cross%282x%292%2Fcross%289x%299%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17%2F%283x%29+-+2%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17%2F%283x%29+-+2%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  I hope you understood the steps. Feel free to contact me at gsmani9@yahoo.com </SPAN>\n" );
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