document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=489096>Question 489096</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Im so confuse i dont understand what they want me to do it cays show canceling and factoring?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. 18/24 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 7rs^2/21r^2s <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. 3y-3/y^2-1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333536 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><B>chessace(471)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=chessace><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333536\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The goal is to simplify the expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Once you factor both the numerator and the denominator separately, you can see what to cancel (thereby simplifying); i.e., what factors they have in common.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. (3*6)/(4*6) --> 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. (7*r*s*s)/(3*7*r*r*s) [3 pairs of things cancel].<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. (3*(y-1))/((y+1)*(y-1)) [a pair of identical polynomials can cancel too]. </SPAN>\n" );
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