How do you simplify $(5c+5d )/ (c²+cd)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-20T09:35:32

$(5c+5d )/ (c²+cd) = color(green)(5/c$

$(5c+5d )/ (c²+cd)$

5 is common to both the terms in the numerator, and c is common to both the terms in the denominator.

$= (5cancel((c + d))) / (c*cancel((c+d)))$

$= 5/c$

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