document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201971>Question 1201971</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if f=3/g, where g is not equal to 0 and f is not equal to 1, which of the following is equal to g-3/f-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1)g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2)f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3)g-f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4)-f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5)-g </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You have not shown the expression correctly, so none of the given answer choices is correct.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "g-3/f-1 --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g-3%2Ff-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g-3%2Ff-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 3/g for f:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g-3%2F%283%2Fg%29-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g-3%2F%283%2Fg%29-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g-3%28g%2F3%29-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g-3%28g%2F3%29-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g-g-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g-g-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: -1<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can get yourself into all kinds of trouble if you are sloppy with your use of parentheses.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the given answer choices, it is clear that the expression to be simplified is in fact<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(g-3)/(f-1) --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28g-3%29%2F%28f-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28g-3%29%2F%28f-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's do that....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 3/g for f and simplify:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28g-3%29%2F%283%2Fg-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28g-3%29%2F%283%2Fg-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28g-3%29%2F%28%283-g%29%2Fg%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28g-3%29%2F%28%283-g%29%2Fg%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28g-3%29%2A%28g%2F%283-g%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28g-3%29%2A%28g%2F%283-g%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: -g  (answer choice 5)<br><BR>\n" );
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