OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §10.4 Divide Monomials · Exercise 95 · Algebra · Polynomials

Divide Monomials · Exercise 95

Mai simplifies the quotient $\frac{y ^{3}}{y}$ by writing $\frac{y ^{3}}{y} = 3.$ What is wrong with her reasoning?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §10.4 Divide Monomials · Exercise 95

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