document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104514>Question 104514</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just had this question awnsered, but i am confused. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question was 1/p-1-q=1/f solve for f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was told;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  It will simplify things a bit if we first subtract the fractions on the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and got this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "q-p/pq=1/f \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am confused how you got that! please help!Please show step and tell why.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<color=orange> Simplifying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1p + -1 + -1q = 1f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reorder the terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 + 1p + -1q = 1f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 + 1p + -1q = 1f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for variable 'p'.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add '1' to each side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 + 1p + 1 + -1q = 1 + 1f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reorder the terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 + 1 + 1p + -1q = 1 + 1f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 + 1p + -1q = 1 + 1f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1p + -1q = 1 + 1f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 'q' to each side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1p + -1q + q = 1 + 1f + q\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: -1q + q = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1p + 0 = 1 + 1f + q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1p = 1 + 1f + q\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by '1'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 1 + 1f + q\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 1 + 1f + q </color> </SPAN>\n" );
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