document.write( "Question 93844: \"%283b%29%2F5+%2B+%282b+-+5%29%2F3+=+-4\" \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"%283b%29%2F5+%2B+%282b+-+5%29%2F3+=+-4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Put parentheses around all the terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28%283b%29%2F5%29+%2B+%28%282b+-+5%29%2F3%29+=+%28-4%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The LCD is 15 so multiply every term by 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"15%28%283b%29%2F5%29+%2B+15%28%282b+-+5%29%2F3%29+=+15%28-4%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the first term the 5 cancels into the 15 giving 3\r\n" );
document.write( "On the second term the 3 cancels into the 15 giving 5\r\n" );
document.write( "On the right we get -60\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%283b%29+%2B+5%282b-5%29+=+-60\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"9b+%2B+10b+-+25+=+-60\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"19b+-+25+=+-60\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"19b+=+-60%2B25\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"19b+=+-35\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"b+=+-35%2F19\"\r\n" );
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