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Advanced Math practice question

If a = 2b and b ≠ 0, what is the value of (a + b)/b?

Answer: 3

(2b + b)/b = 3b/b = 3.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 2
2 is a/b, leaving out the + b.
If you answered 4
4 comes from (a + 2b)/b.
If you answered 1.5
1.5 is (a + b)/a.

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