SOLUTION: divide and simplify 3v-24/77 divided by v-8/35v these are 2 seperate fractions: 3v-24 on top and 77 on bottom, same with the other one

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Question 476808: divide and simplify
3v-24/77 divided by v-8/35v
these are 2 seperate fractions: 3v-24 on top and 77 on bottom, same with the other one
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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[3v-24/77] / [v-8/35v]
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Invert the denominator and multiply to get:
[3v-24/77] * [35v/v-8]
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[3(v-8)/77] * [35v/(v-8)
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Cancel the (v-8)factors
Cancel the common "7" factors
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= [3/11] * [5v/1]
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= 15v/11
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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