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Algebra.Com's Answer #846434 by mccravyedwin(408) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "It is very hard to teach students to type mathematical expressions all on one\r\n" );
document.write( "line.  They will invariably fail to enclose numerators and denominators\r\n" );
document.write( "(especially denominators) that contain more than just one number or just one\r\n" );
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document.write( "But obviously no teacher teaching fractional equations would be testing to see\r\n" );
document.write( "if a student at that level would be able to do such a simple thing as to\r\n" );
document.write( "combine +1 and -4. \r\n" );
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document.write( "So no doubt they meant this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3/(x+1)-4=5/(x-2)  when typed all on one line.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply through by LCD (x+1)(x-2)\r\n" );
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