document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1167715>Question 1167715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Father bought 4 2/4m of chicken wire. How many 3/4m of chicken wires were there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #792299 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=792299\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> father bought (4 + 2/4) meters of chicken wire.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many 3/4 meters of chicken wires were there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you would want to divide (4 + 2/4) by (3/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's the same as multiplying (4 + 2/4) * 4/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is equal to 4 * 4/3 + 2/4 * 4/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is equal to 16/3 + 8/12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "put everything under a common denominator to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is equal to 64/12 + 8/12 = 72/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "72/12 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that says father will get 6 pieces of chicken wire, each measuring 3/4 meters long.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can confirm this is true by using your calculator to get (4 + 2/4) / (3/4) = 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you want to work with improper fractions, then 4 + 2/4 = 18/4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18/4 / 3/4 = 18/4 * 4/3 = 18/3 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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