How do you simplify #(-9w-3)/(3w+12)#?

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smendyka
May 27, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

Factor a #color(red)(3)# from both the numerator and denominator and cancel the common term:

#(-9w - 3)/(3w + 12) => (color(red)(3)(-3w - 1))/(color(red)(3)(w + 4)) =>#

#(cancel(color(red)(3))(-3w - 1))/(cancel(color(red)(3))(w + 4)) =>#

#(-3w - 1)/(w + 4)#

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