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How do I solve (21/12)/(7/12) ? Is the answer 3?
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How do I solve (21/12)/(7/12) ?
Is the answer 3?

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It is! When you're doing a fraction specifically like that, the denominators cancel out. Therefore you can get rid of the 12. It just becomes 21/7, which as you know is 3.

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