document.write( "Question 1208321: Sparkling Bubbles Car Wash uses wheel cleaner spray that comes in 1 and 1/2
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Algebra.Com's Answer #846671 by Edwin McCravy(20054)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Change to improper fractions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283%2F2%29%2819%2F6%29%2B%283%2F2%29%2821%2F8%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"57%2F12%2B63%2F16\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce \"57%2F12\" to \"19%2F4\" by dividing top and bottom by 3\r\n" );
document.write( "or you could have canceled in the preceding step.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"19%2F4%2B63%2F16\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The least common denominator of 4 and 16 is 16\r\n" );
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document.write( "Make the denominator in the first fraction become 16,\r\n" );
document.write( "by multiplying by 4/4\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"expr%2819%2F4%29expr%284%2F4%29%2B63%2F16\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"76%2F16%2B63%2F16\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"139%2F16\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "     8\r\n" );
document.write( "16)139\r\n" );
document.write( "   128\r\n" );
document.write( "    11\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer \"matrix%281%2C2%2C8%2611%2F16%2Cgallons%29\"\r\n" );
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