document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=125840>Question 125840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #92207 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=92207\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-12%2B2w%29%2F5%29%2F%28%2849w-294%29%2F25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-12%2B2w%29%2F5%29%2F%28%2849w-294%29%2F25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-12%2B2w%29%2F5%29%2A%28%2825%29%2F%2849w-294%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-12%2B2w%29%2F5%29%2A%28%2825%29%2F%2849w-294%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%28w-6%29%29%2F%285%29%29%28%2825%29%2F%2849w-294%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%28w-6%29%29%2F%285%29%29%28%2825%29%2F%2849w-294%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12%2B2w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12%2B2w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28-6%2Bw%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28-6%2Bw%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and rearrange the inner terms to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28w-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28w-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%28w-6%29%29%2F%285%29%29%28%285%2A5%29%2F%2849w-294%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%28w-6%29%29%2F%285%29%29%28%285%2A5%29%2F%2849w-294%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%28w-6%29%29%2F%285%29%29%28%285%2A5%29%2F%2849%28w-6%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%28w-6%29%29%2F%285%29%29%28%285%2A5%29%2F%2849%28w-6%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49w-294 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49w-294\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49%28w-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49%28w-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28w-6%29%285%2A5%29%2F5%2849%28w-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28w-6%29%285%2A5%29%2F5%2849%28w-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2cross%28%28w-6%29%29%28cross%285%29%2A5%29%2Fcross%285%29%2849cross%28%28w-6%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2cross%28%28w-6%29%29%28cross%285%29%2A5%29%2Fcross%285%29%2849cross%28%28w-6%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2A5%29%2F49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2A5%29%2F49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-12%2B2w%29%2F5%29%2F%28%2849w-294%29%2F25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-12%2B2w%29%2F5%29%2F%28%2849w-294%29%2F25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-12%2B2w%29%2F5%29%2F%28%2849w-294%29%2F25%29=10%2F49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-12%2B2w%29%2F5%29%2F%28%2849w-294%29%2F25%29=10%2F49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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