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(((a)/(b)))/(c)+(d)/(((e)/(f)))
Which of the following is equivalent to the expression above?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 
(a)/(bc)+(df)/(e)
(B) 
(a)/(bc)+(de)/(f)
(c) 
bc,df
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abc+def\frac{\frac{a}{b}}{c}+\frac{d}{\frac{e}{f}}\newlineWhich of the following is equivalent to the expression above?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) abc+dfe\frac{a}{bc}+\frac{df}{e}\newline(B) abc+def\frac{a}{bc}+\frac{de}{f}\newline(C) bc,dfbc,df\newline

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Q. abc+def\frac{\frac{a}{b}}{c}+\frac{d}{\frac{e}{f}}\newlineWhich of the following is equivalent to the expression above?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) abc+dfe\frac{a}{bc}+\frac{df}{e}\newline(B) abc+def\frac{a}{bc}+\frac{de}{f}\newline(C) bc,dfbc,df\newline
  1. Division Simplification: To simplify the given expression, we need to handle the division and addition separately. Let's start with the division part of the expression: (ab)/c\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)/c. This can be simplified by multiplying the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
  2. Reciprocal Multiplication: The reciprocal of cc is 1/c1/c. So, we multiply (a/b)(a/b) by (1/c)(1/c) to simplify the division. This gives us (a/b)×(1/c)=(a)/(bc)(a/b) \times (1/c) = (a)/(bc).
  3. Addition Simplification: Now let's simplify the addition part of the expression: (d)/((e)/(f))(d)/((e)/(f)). Since division by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal, we can rewrite this as (d)×(f/e)(d) \times (f/e).
  4. Combining Simplified Parts: Combining the two parts we have simplified, we get (a)/(bc)+(d)×(f/e)(a)/(bc) + (d) \times (f/e). To combine these into a single fraction, we need a common denominator.
  5. Finding Common Denominator: The common denominator for the two fractions (a)/(bc)(a)/(bc) and (df)/(e)(df)/(e) is bcebc*e. However, since there is no term in the original expression that combines cc, ee, and ff in the denominator, we should not combine the two fractions we have into a single fraction with a denominator of bcebc*e. Instead, we should look at the answer choices to see which one matches the form of our simplified expression.
  6. Matching Answer Choices: Looking at the answer choices, we see that choice (A) is (a)/(bc)+(df)/(e)(a)/(bc)+(df)/(e), which matches the form of our simplified expression. Therefore, choice (A) is equivalent to the original expression.

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