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Algebra.Com's Answer #89024 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28%282x-6%29%2F%2821%29%29%2F%28%285x-15%29%2F%2812%29%29\" Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%282%28x-3%29%29%2F%2821%29%29%28%2812%29%2F%285x-15%29%29\" Factor \"2x-6\" to get \"2%28x-3%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%282%28x-3%29%29%2F%2821%29%29%28%2812%29%2F%285%28x-3%29%29%29\" Factor \"5x-15\" to get \"5%28x-3%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-3%2912%2F%2821%2A5%28x-3%29%29\" Combine the fractions\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2A12%29%2F%2821%2A5%29\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2F35\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28%282x-6%29%2F%2821%29%29%2F%28%285x-15%29%2F%2812%29%29\" simplifies to \"8%2F35\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28%282x-6%29%2F%2821%29%29%2F%28%285x-15%29%2F%2812%29%29=8%2F35\"
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