document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116198>Question 116198</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780618803590/algebrahomeworkh>beginning algebra with applications</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am comlpetley lost at how to begin to solve this problem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "here is the question  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/3 = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the way it is written in the book is 4/3 divided by b equals 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "here is the question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/3 = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the way it is written in the book is 4/3 divided by b equals 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First of all let's deal with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( " b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember when you divide fractions you invert the dividing fraction & multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is not a fraction however we can write it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Invert the dividing fraction and multiply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F%283b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F%283b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Getting back to the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F%283b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F%283b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 3b; this gets rid of the fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 8(3b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = 24b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 4/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 1/6 for b; following the rules of fractions and you will see that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/3 divided by 1/6 = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about this, did I shed any light on this problem for you? </SPAN>\n" );
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