SOLUTION: Divide and write in lowest terms 4x+16/ 10 divided by 3x+12/18

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Question 60359: Divide and write in lowest terms
4x+16/ 10 divided by 3x+12/18
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%284x%2B16%29%2F+10 divided by %283x%2B12%29%2F18 Invert the divisor (to find the reciprocal) and multiply.
%28%284x%2B16%29%2F+10%29%2A%2818%2F%283x%2B12%29%29 Factorise 4x+16 to get 4(x+4) and factorise 3x+12 to get 3(x+4).
%284%284x%2B4%29%2F+10%29%2A%2818%2F%283%28x%2B4%29%29%29 Cancel out the (x+4) terms.
%284%2F+10%29%2A%2818%2F3%29
%284%2F+10%29%2A%2818%2F3%29 Cancel down as much as possible
12%2F5
Final answer is 12/5 or 2 and 2/5