SOLUTION: simplify 5x+2y/35x+14y

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%285x%2B2y%29%2F%2835x%2B14y%29 Start with the given expression

%285x%2B2y%29%2F%287%285x%2B2y%29%29 Factor 35x%2B14y to get 7%285x%2B2y%29


cross%285x%2B2y%29%2F%287cross%285x%2B2y%29%29 Cancel like terms


1%2F7 Simplify



So %285x%2B2y%29%2F%2835x%2B14y%29 simplifies to 1%2F7


In other words, %285x%2B2y%29%2F%2835x%2B14y%29=1%2F7