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Learn how to solve simplification of algebraic fractions problems step by step online. Simplify the expression (8y^2-12y+4)/(4y). Factor the numerator by 4. Cancel the fraction's common factor 4.
Final answer to the problem
$\frac{2y^2-3y+1}{y}$
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Simplification or reduction of algebraic fractions is the action of dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by a common factor in order to obtain another much simpler equivalent fraction. We can say that a fraction is reduced to its simplest when there is no common factor between the numerator and the denominator.