document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130170>Question 130170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On my worksheet it says:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To divide 7/x+2 by x-2/14, you can multiply 7/x+2 by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help.  I'm not sure how to answer it.\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 #95088 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=95088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sure. Remember way back when you were learning fractions ... you were probably taught that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when you divide by a fraction, you can just invert the fraction and multiply by that inverted<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, if you are given the problem to divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > you can invert the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divisor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and multiply that by the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. The problem becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F4%29%2F%282%2F3%29+=+%283%2F4%29%2A%283%2F2%29+=+%283%2A3%29%2F%284%2A2%29+=+9%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F4%29%2F%282%2F3%29+=+%283%2F4%29%2A%283%2F2%29+=+%283%2A3%29%2F%284%2A2%29+=+9%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just like this example, the problem you are given involves dividing by a fraction. You are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "asked to divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by the fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%2F14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%2F14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. You can do this problem by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "inverting the divisor (flip it upside down) to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2F%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2F%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and multiply that by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the original problem of:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29%2F14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29%2F14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F%28x%2B2%29%29%2A%2814%2F%28x-2%29%29+=+%287%2A14%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F%28x%2B2%29%29%2A%2814%2F%28x-2%29%29+=+%287%2A14%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand what the worksheet wanted for an answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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