document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215108>Question 215108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I reduce this to simplest terms?       7m/2m+14 . 3m+21/9m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried dividing by m in the first part of the equation and wasn't sure if i should use the m as the greatest common factor like m(7) over m( 2+14) is that right at all? I did the same thing on the other part of the equation dividing by 3m getting 3m(1+21) over 3m(3). Can you tell me if I am on the right track, and how to correctly solve this equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162541 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162541\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287m%29%2F%282m%2B14%29%29%28%283m%2B21%29%2F%289m%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287m%29%2F%282m%2B14%29%29%28%283m%2B21%29%2F%289m%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287m%29%2F%282%28m%2B7%29%29%29%28%283m%2B21%29%2F%289m%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287m%29%2F%282%28m%2B7%29%29%29%28%283m%2B21%29%2F%289m%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2m%2B14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2m%2B14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28m%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28m%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287m%29%2F%282%28m%2B7%29%29%29%28%283%28m%2B7%29%29%2F%289m%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287m%29%2F%282%28m%2B7%29%29%29%28%283%28m%2B7%29%29%2F%289m%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3m%2B21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3m%2B21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28m%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28m%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287m%29%2F%282%28m%2B7%29%29%29%28%283%28m%2B7%29%29%2F%283%2A3m%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287m%29%2F%282%28m%2B7%29%29%29%28%283%28m%2B7%29%29%2F%283%2A3m%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A3m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A3m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2A3m%28m%2B7%29%29%2F%282%2A3%2A3m%28m%2B7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2A3m%28m%2B7%29%29%2F%282%2A3%2A3m%28m%2B7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2Ahighlight%283m%29highlight%28%28m%2B7%29%29%29%2F%282%2A3%2Ahighlight%283m%29highlight%28%28m%2B7%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2Across%283m%29cross%28%28m%2B7%29%29%29%2F%282%2A3%2Across%283m%29cross%28%28m%2B7%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F%282%2A3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F%282%2A3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287m%29%2F%282m%2B14%29%29%28%283m%2B21%29%2F%289m%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287m%29%2F%282m%2B14%29%29%28%283m%2B21%29%2F%289m%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287m%29%2F%282m%2B14%29%29%28%283m%2B21%29%2F%289m%29%29=7%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287m%29%2F%282m%2B14%29%29%28%283m%2B21%29%2F%289m%29%29=7%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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