document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1167484>Question 1167484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write a fraction for which the sum of the numerator and denominator is 44, and the value of the fraction is 5/6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #792063 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=792063\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let n represent the numerator and d represent the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n/d = 5/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + d = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for n to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 44 - d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n/d = 5/6 becomes (44 - d) / d = 5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by d to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 - d = 5/6 * d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add d to both sides of this equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 = 5/6 * d + d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 = 11/6 * d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 6/11 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 * 6/11 = d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for d to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 44 * 6/11 = 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n/d = 5/6 becomes n/24 = 5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for n to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 24 * 5/6 = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have n = 20 and d = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their sum is 44, so that part of the problem statement checks out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n/d = 20/24 which simplifies to 5/6, so that part of the problem statement checks out as well.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is that the value of the fraction is 20/24.\r<BR>\n" );
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