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Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 1

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Exercise 12 Page 170

Begin by simplifying the numerator and denominator separately.

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Practice makes perfect

Let's begin by simplifying the numerator and denominator in the given fraction.

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Subtract terms

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MoveNegNumToFrac

Put minus sign in front of fraction

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Now that the numerator and denominator are simplified, we can continue simplifying the fraction by reducing it.

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a/b=.a /2./.b /2.

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Calculate quotient

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