document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257839>Question 257839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9y -18/6y +12 * 3y + 6/15y -30 \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 #189732 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=189732\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%289y-18%29%2F%286y%2B12%29%29%28%283y%2B6%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289y-18%29%2F%286y%2B12%29%29%28%283y%2B6%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%289%28y-2%29%29%2F%286y%2B12%29%29%28%283y%2B6%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289%28y-2%29%29%2F%286y%2B12%29%29%28%283y%2B6%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9y-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9y-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%28y-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%28y-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%289%28y-2%29%29%2F%286%28y%2B2%29%29%29%28%283%28y%2B2%29%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289%28y-2%29%29%2F%286%28y%2B2%29%29%29%28%283%28y%2B2%29%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28y%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28y%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%289%28y-2%29%29%2F%286%28y%2B2%29%29%29%28%283%28y%2B2%29%29%2F%2815%28y-2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289%28y-2%29%29%2F%286%28y%2B2%29%29%29%28%283%28y%2B2%29%29%2F%2815%28y-2%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15y-30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15y-30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%28y-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%28y-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%2A3%28y-2%29%28y%2B2%29%29%2F%286%2A15%28y%2B2%29%28y-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%2A3%28y-2%29%28y%2B2%29%29%2F%286%2A15%28y%2B2%29%28y-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2827%2Ahighlight%28%28y-2%29%29highlight%28%28y%2B2%29%29%29%2F%2890%2Ahighlight%28%28y%2B2%29%29highlight%28%28y-2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2827%2Across%28%28y-2%29%29cross%28%28y%2B2%29%29%29%2F%2890%2Across%28%28y%2B2%29%29cross%28%28y-2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27%2F90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27%2F90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%289y-18%29%2F%286y%2B12%29%29%28%283y%2B6%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289y-18%29%2F%286y%2B12%29%29%28%283y%2B6%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%289y-18%29%2F%286y%2B12%29%29%28%283y%2B6%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29=3%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289y-18%29%2F%286y%2B12%29%29%28%283y%2B6%29%2F%2815y-30%29%29=3%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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