SOLUTION: 5z squared plus 5z plus 5 divided by 7z squared plus 7z plus 7. My name is Rachel and I am currently taking geometry.My teacher gave this problem to students before hoping they w

Question 171831: 5z squared plus 5z plus 5 divided by 7z squared plus 7z plus 7. My name is Rachel and I am currently taking geometry.My teacher gave this problem to students before hoping they would solve it. I have tried about 8 different methods and cant seem to get the answer which is supposed to be 5 over 7.....My teacher told us to look it up online so that he can prove the importance of showing work with the proper step. I would really appreciate any help you can give.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression

Factor out the GCF 5 from the numerator to get

Factor out the GCF 7 from the denominator to get

Highlight the common terms

Cancel out the common terms

Simplify

So simplifies to
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