<PRE><B>Question 1118330</B>
Follow PEMDAS  (Paren&#39;s first, Exponentiation, Multiplication and Division (L to R), Addition and Subtraction (L to R)): &lt;br&gt;

Numerator, N: 12(3/4)^2 = 12*9/16 = 27/4  &lt;&lt;&lt;  (a/b)^2 = (a^2)/(b^2), do the exponentiation first, &lt;em&gt;then&lt;/em&gt; multiply by 12.

Denominator, D: 10y = 10(3/5) = 30/5 = 6

N/D = (27/4)/6 = 27/24 = {{{ highlight( 9/8 ) }}}

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In the last line I did (27/4)/6 = (27/4)*(1/6) = (27*1)/(4*6) Е. just wanted to clarify how that gets to 27/24</PRE>