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<p class="Head3">Inserting fractions into formulas</p>
<p class="Paragraph">In the case of a fraction whose numerator and denominator consist of a product, a sum, etc., the values that belong together must be bracketed together.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Use the following syntax: "{a + c} <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>over 2 = m" <text:s text:c="3" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>or <text:s text:c="3" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>"m = {a + c} over 2"</p>
