SOLUTION: simplify by removing factor of 1(5z-40)/(8-z)

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Question 468474: simplify by removing factor of 1(5z-40)/(8-z)
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5z - 40
--------
8 - z

5(z - 8)
--------- {factored 5 out of top and switched bottom around}
-z + 8

5(z - 8)
---------- {factored -1 out of bottom}
-1(z - 8)

= -5 {cancelled z - 8 on top and bottom}

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