SOLUTION: how do you simplify a rational expression like this 2k+1/6k+3

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Question 431226: how do you simplify a rational expression like this 2k+1/6k+3
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"how do you simplify a rational expression like this 2k+1/6k+3"

2k + 1
------
6k + 3

2k + 1
-------- {factored 3 out of bottom}
3(2k + 1)

= 1/3 {cancelled 2k + 1 on top and bottom}
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