document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185156>Question 1185156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express as a fraction in simplest form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8+16+24+…+784/6+12+18+…+588 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note first of all that your expression is not shown correctly; parentheses are required.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"(8+16+24+…+784)/(6+12+18+…+588)\", not just \"8+16+24+…+784/6+12+18+…+588\"<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take a few seconds to note that the numerator is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+16+24+…+784 = 8(1+2+3+...+98)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the denominator is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+12+18+…+588 = 6(1+2+3+...+98)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplifying the fraction is then simple:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6(1+2+3+...+98))/(8(1+2+3+...+98)) = 6/8 = 3/4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 3/4<br><BR>\n" );
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