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Algebra.Com's Answer #287237 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "x/12 divide by 7xy/4
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document.write( "Recommend comparing the final simplification to the orignal as a final check:
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document.write( "For example: 
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document.write( "I) The final simplification needs to include  a 'y' (cannot simply 'erase' it)
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document.write( "II) If one were to somehow get '40' for example in the denominator: highly
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document.write( "unlikely that could even be possible with the presence of the '7' originally.\r
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document.write( "In a typical 'solve for x'..type problem..so easy to check by simply substituting the value found.. 
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document.write( "back into the original equation as a means of checking Your answer.\r
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document.write( "When the instructions are to simplfy an expression, it's a bit more difficult 
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document.write( " to 'check your answer', however, many times just 'sight checking' against
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document.write( "the original works well as a means of checking Your work. \n" );
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