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Create a class called Fraction. Provide a constructor that takes 2 integers. Provide methods for: toString setFraction equals add subtract multiple divide reduce - make sure you get the previous methods

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Create a class called Fraction. Provide a constructor that takes 2 integers. Provide methods for:

toString
setFraction
equals
add
subtract
multiple
divide
reduce - make sure you get the previous methods done before worrying about reduce.

The following will be your starting point:

package fractions;
import java.util.*;
public class Fraction
{
private Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
private int num=1;
private int denom=1;

public Fraction()
{
}

public Fraction(int n, int d)
{
// Fill in code (good to use setFraction)
}

public void setFraction(int n, int d)
{
//Fill in code ... don't forget to reduce
}

public Fraction add(Fraction op)
{
//Fill in code ... don't forget to reduce
// Algebra HINT: a/b + c/d = (a*d + b*c)/(b*d)
}

public Fraction subtract(Fraction op)
{
//Fill in code ... don't forget to reduce
// Algebra HINT: a/b - c/d = (a*d - b*c)/(b*d)
}

public Fraction multiply(Fraction op)
{
//Fill in code ... don't forget to reduce
// Algebra HINT: a/b * c/d = (a*c)/ (b*d)
}

public Fraction divide(Fraction op)
{
//Fill in code ... don't forget to reduce
// Algebra HINT: a/b / c/d = (a*d)/ (b*c)
}

private void reduce()
{
// Pseudo code:
// set smaller = minimum ( abs(num), abs(denom));
// Loop through the possible divisors: 2, 3, 4, ... smaller
// For each possible divisor:
// while (num and denom are evenly divisible by divisor)
// {
// num /= divisor;
// denom /= divisor;
// smaller /= divisor;
// }
}

public boolean equals(Fraction f)
{
// Assuming all fractions are reduced
// Fill in code
}

public String toString()
{
// Fill in code
}

public void readin(String label)
{
while (true) // Keep trying if bad input is received
{
System.out.print(label);
String temp = scan.next();
temp = temp.trim(); // get rid of white space at the beginning and end
int index = temp.indexOf('/');
if (index >= 0)
{
String numStr = temp.substring(0, index);
String denomStr = temp.substring(index+1);
int n = Integer.parseInt(numStr);
int d = Integer.parseInt(denomStr);
setFraction(n,d);
return;
}
else
System.out.println("Input Fraction missing / ");
}//Keep trying until you get it right
}

public static void main(String[] args)
{
Fraction f1= new Fraction();
Fraction f2= new Fraction();
Fraction f3=null;
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);

while(true)
{
System.out.println(); // Add a blank line
System.out.print("Enter operation: + - * / q (q ==> quit) : ");
String input = scan.next();
if (input.charAt(0) == 'q')
break; // All done

f1.readin("Enter Fraction 1: ");
f2.readin("Enter Fraction 2: ");
System.out.println("f1 = " + f1);
System.out.println("f2 = " + f2);

if (f1.equals(f2))
System.out.println("f1 and f2 are equal");
else
System.out.println("f1 and f2 are not equal");

switch (input.charAt(0))
{
case '+':
f3 = f1.add(f2);
System.out.println("f1+f2=" + f3);
break;

case '-':
f3 = f1.subtract(f2);

System.out.println("f1-f2=" + f3);
break;

case '*':
f3 = f1.multiply(f2);
System.out.println("f1*f2="+f3);
break;

case '/':
f3 = f1.divide(f2);
System.out.println("f1/f2="+f3);
break;

default:
System.out.println("Illegal command: " + input );
break;

}
}// end of while loop
System.out.println("Bye");

} // end of main
}