SOLUTION: How do you simplify: 5x + 2y / 35x + 14y ? I can get 1x + 1y / 7x + 7y, is this close at all? I am so lost on this.

SOLUTION: How do you simplify: 5x + 2y / 35x + 14y ? I can get 1x + 1y / 7x + 7y, is this close at all? I am so lost on this.

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Question 40799: How do you simplify: 5x + 2y / 35x + 14y ? I can get 1x + 1y / 7x + 7y, is this close at all? I am so lost on this.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
simplify: 5x + 2y / 35x + 14y
Factor where you can to get:
(5x+2y)/[7(5x+2y)]
Cancel where you can to get:
=1/7
Cheers,
Stan H.
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