document.write( "Question 1169455: Did I correctly simplify the below problem? \r
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document.write( "No, here's the correct way:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F%28a%2Bb%29%2B5%2F%282%28a%2Bb%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get LCD by multiplying numerator and denominator of the first fraction by 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2A1%2F2%28a%2Bb%29%2B5%2F%282%28a%2Bb%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2F2%28a%2Bb%29%2B5%2F%282%28a%2Bb%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"7%2F2%28a%2Bb%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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