Question

How do you simplify `\frac{45b^2c^{2}}{5b c}`?

Answer 1

`9bc`

Explanation:

`(45b^2c^2)/(5bc)`

`=(45/5)(b^2/b)(c^2/c)`

`=(cancel45^9/cancel5)(b^cancel2/cancelb)(c^cancel2/cancelc)`

`=9bc`