document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1095737>Question 1095737</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express as a fraction in a simplest form: 8+16+24...+784/6+12+18+...+588 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #710244 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=710244\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>For this problem to make sense, the expression you really want to simplify is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8+16+24...+784)/(6+12+18+...+588)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and not<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+16+24...+784/6+12+18+...+588<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is what you showed.  Remember parentheses are important when you write an expression like this.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Looking at successive terms in the numerator and denominator, every pair is in the ratio 4 to 3:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 : 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 : 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 : 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "784 : 588<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the whole fraction simplifies to just 4/3. </SPAN>\n" );
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