How do you simplify (-9w-3)/(3w+12)−9w−33w+12?

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smendyka
May 27, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

Factor a color(red)(3)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)) =>−9w−33w+12⇒3(−3w−1)3(w+4)⇒

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

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

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