document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047166>Question 1047166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I correct the error in this formula?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/y + x/3 =x/(y+3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The common denominator is 3y, not (y+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x+xy)/(3y) </SPAN>\n" );
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