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Pt1420 Unit 3 Assignment 1 Answer Key

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I’m glad you asked this question. It’s a simple but important answer. I’m just going to clarify a couple of math rules for you: When you are multiplying fractions you multiply the numbers on top as well as the numbers on the bottom. For example: When you multiply two variables it becomes that variable squared. So, Let’s look at why this is the case. When you multiply two fractions you multiply to top (numerator) by the bottom (denominator). I understand the temptation to keep the bottom (denominators) the same. However, when we check this equation we see that this equation adds an additional C that was not originally there. It’s hard to keep all the math rules straight. You may have been thinking of addition. With addition we would

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