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document.write( "REDUCE 45/75 TO LOWEST TERMS. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "REDUCE 45/75 TO LOWEST TERMS.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of a whole number smaller than the numerator 45 that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "will divide evenly into 45. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought of 5.  So write<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45 = 5×9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no integer smaller than 5 that will divide evenly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into 5. So think of a number smaller than 9 that will divide<BR>\n" );
document.write( "evenly into 9.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought of 3.  So write<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45 = 5×9 = 5×3×3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now there are no whole numbers smaller than 3 that will divide <BR>\n" );
document.write( "evenly into 3, so we have prime factored 45 as 5×3×3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now lets do the same thing with the denominator 75.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of a whole number smaller than 75 that will divide evenly <BR>\n" );
document.write( "into 75.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought of 5.  So write<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75 = 5×15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no integer smaller than 5 that will divide evenly <BR>\n" );
document.write( "into 5. So think of a number smaller than 15 that will divide <BR>\n" );
document.write( "evenly into 15.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought of 5. So write <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75 = 5×5×3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now there are no whole numbers smaller than 3 that will divide <BR>\n" );
document.write( "evenly into 3, so we have prime factored 75 as 5×5×3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "`45 ` ` 5×3×3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---- = --------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "`75 ` ` 5×5×3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we cancel the 5's<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "`45 ` ` <s>5</s>×3×3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---- = --------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "`75 ` ` <s>5</s>×5×3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That leaves<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "`45 ` ` 3×3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---- = -----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "`75 ` ` 5×3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now cancel the 3's<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` 1        <BR>\n" );
document.write( "`45 ` ` <s>3</s>×3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---- = -----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "`75 ` ` 5×<s>3</s><BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` ` ` ` 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That leaves<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "`45 ` ` 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---- = ---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "`75 ` ` 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So that's the answer, 3/5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin </SPAN>\n" );
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