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Select the correct answer.

Simplify the following expression.
12a3865
9a284c5
OA 4ab2
OB. 9ab2
OC. 4a62c
OD. 9ab2c

Select the correct answer. Simplify the following expression. 12a3865 9a284c5 OA 4ab-example-1
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4ab^2
First, you divide 12 by 3, giving you 4.
Then you divide a^3 by a^2, which is basically just subtracting the exponents, giving you a. Do the same with the rest of the variables. That’s how you get 4ab^2.
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