>Chuck,
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>Thanks for reply. This is exactly what I was looking for. Sorry about the points. I meant to click the full 10 pts but hit the 3 by accident.
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>Russell
I think you can un-mark the message as "help", and then mark it as "solution".
BTW, in case you have mixed fractions, like "1 1/2", the space should first be replaced with a "+", before applying evaluate().
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