document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314251>Question 314251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify by removing factors of 1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y-42/7-y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, let's rewrite 6y-42/7-y as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6(7-y)/7-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can cancel out the (7-y) which gives us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6 as the simplified form. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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