| $$ \begin{aligned}36 \cdot \frac{y^2}{12y}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{36y^2}{12y}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $36$ by $ \dfrac{y^2}{12y} $ to get $ \dfrac{ 36y^2 }{ 12y } $. Step 1: Write $ 36 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{1} $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} 36 \cdot \frac{y^2}{12y} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{36}{\color{red}{1}} \cdot \frac{y^2}{12y} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 36 \cdot y^2 }{ 1 \cdot 12y } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 36y^2 }{ 12y } \end{aligned} $$ |