document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107881>Question 107881</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016020/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1+(2/3)) / (2+(1/2))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are complex fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have and I am not sure if it is even remotely correct.  Our text does not show equations in this form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1+(2/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2+(1/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make all expressions in the numerator fractional.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/1)+(2/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/1)+(1/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LCD for both numerator and denominator is 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(6)(1/1)+(6)(2/3)=6+6=12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(6)(2/1)+(6)(1/2)=12+3=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce the fraction 12/15 to 4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: 4/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Am I even close? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #78639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=78639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You made an error when you calculated <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%282%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%282%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. You should get 4 instead of 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you should have \r<BR>\n" );
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