SOLUTION: Simplify the complex fractions w+3 --- 4w --- w-3 --- 2w

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Question 75428: Simplify the complex fractions
w+3
---
4w
---
w-3
---
2w

Found 2 solutions by tutorcecilia, funmath:
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[To solve, flip the denumerator and multiply the fractions]
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[cancel wherever possible]
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[multiply straight across]

Answer by funmath(2933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify the complex fractions
w+3
---
4w
---
w-3
---
2w
There are two methods to do this. You can realize that this is the top fraction divided by the bottom.
divided by
Flip the second fraction over and multiply:




:
The second method involves multiplying the top and bottom by the LCD of both fractions, 4w:





Pick your favorite method.
Happy Calculating!!!!

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