SOLUTION: simplify x^2+6x+8/3x+12

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Question 446968: simplify x^2+6x+8/3x+12
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"simplify x^2+6x+8/3x+12"

x² 6x + 8
---------
3x + 12

(x + 4)(x + 2)
--------------- {factored top into two binomials and factored 3 out of bottom}
3(x + 4)

x + 2
------ {cancelled x + 4 on top and bottom}
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