7s² + 7s —————————— 14s² + 49s Factor the numerator as you did by factoring out the GCF of 7s and getting 7s(s + 1). Factor the denominator by factoring out the GCF of 7s and get 7s(2s + 7) So you put 7s(s + 1) on top and 7s(s + 7) on the bottom: 7s(s + 1) ——————————— 7s(2s + 7) Now you are to remove any factors of 1. Write it this way: 7s s + 1 ——— × ———————— 7s 2s + 7 And theis a factor of 1 so we remove it and all we have left is: s + 1 —————— 2s + 7 Edwin