SOLUTION: is this correct? (6y-6)/6y the simplified form is: y^2-y

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Question 286059: is this correct?
(6y-6)/6y
the simplified form is:
y^2-y
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify:
%286y-6%29%2F6y Factor the numerator.
6%28y-1%29%2F6y Cancel the common factor of 6.
cross%286%29%28y-1%29%2Fcross%286%29y and you get...
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