The problem
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I do not understand this part of the equation We need to reduce this fraction
to the lowest terms.
This can be done by dividing out those factors
that appear both in the numerator and in the denominator.
In our example, this is the common factor:
2
Answer provided by our tutors
The common factor of '2' is divided into both sides of the equation. So 2/2 equals to 1 and 0/2 equals to zero.
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