Simplify
- $$\frac { y ^ { 2 } + 5 y } { y ^ { 2 } + 6 y }$$

question 115

Multiple Choice

Simplify.
- $$\frac { y ^ { 2 } + 5 y } { y ^ { 2 } + 6 y }$$

• A) \(\frac { y ^ { 2 } + 5 y } { y + 6 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 7 y + 10 } { 8 y + 12 }\)
• C) \(\frac { y + 5 } { y ^ { 2 } + 6 y }\)
• D) \(\frac { y + 5 } { y + 6 }\)

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion of data points in a dataset, quantifying how far each data point lies from the mean.

Sum of Squared Deviations

The total of the squared differences between each observation and the mean of a dataset.

Standard Deviation

An indicator used to assess the degree to which data points diverge or scatter around the average value.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset, showing the spread of the data.