SOLUTION: how do you simplify (ab+ac)/ab

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Question 499189: how do you simplify (ab+ac)/ab
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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ab + ac has the common element 'a'.
ab%2Bac+=+a%2A%28b%2Bc%29
.
so we can rewrite the epression:
+%28a%2A%28b%2Bc%29%29%2F%28a%2Ab%29
.
The 'a' terms in the numerator and denominator cancel one another.
So, we end up with:
%28b%2Bc%29%2Fb