SOLUTION: I need help with this poblem. 7w-42/6-w

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Question 125897: I need help with this poblem.
7w-42/6-w
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What are you supposed to do with this?
Simplify it?
%287w-42%29%2F%286-w%29 Factor a 7 from the numerator.
7%28w-6%29%2F%286-w%29 Rewrite the denominator as:%286-w%29+=+-%28w-6%29
7cross%28%28w-6%29%29%2F%28-cross%28%28w-6%29%29%29 Cancel the indicated factors.
-7 so...
%287w-42%29%2F%286-w%29+=+-7