SOLUTION: please help.... Reduce the fraction {{{(w^2+5w+6)/(w^2-w-12)}}}

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Question 40078: please help....
Reduce the fraction %28w%5E2%2B5w%2B6%29%2F%28w%5E2-w-12%29
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We wish to factor and cancel...always factor and cancel...so from
(w^2+5w+6)/(w^2-w-12) we get
(w+3)(w+2) / (w-4)(w+3) =
(w+2) / (w-4)