SOLUTION: Simplify the followin fraction to its lowest terms 12abc^2/4ab^-1c

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Question 718125: Simplify the followin fraction to its lowest terms 12abc^2/4ab^-1c
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, jsmallt9:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify the followin fraction to its lowest terms 12abc^2/4ab^-1c
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Notice that the coefficients are both even numbers.
Multiply NUM and DEN by b
See what's left.

Answer by jsmallt9(3758)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Perhaps you will understand this better if we split up the fraction:

12/4 and a/a are simple. For the other fractions we use the rule for exponents which tells us to subtract the exponents when dividing:

which simplifies to:

or just


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