SOLUTION: Please show me how to solve: simplify complex fraction w+3 ----- 4w ----- w-3 ----- 2w

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Question 53605: Please show me how to solve: simplify complex fraction
w+3
-----
4w
-----
w-3
-----
2w

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[(w+3)/(4w)]/[(w-3)/2w]
Invert the denominator and multiply to get:
[(w+3)/(4w)]
Cancel the "2" and the "w" factors that are common
to numerator and denominator.
{(w+3)/2]
Multiply to get:
(w+3)/[2(w-3)]
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you divide a fraction by fraction, you invert the dividing fraction and
multiply the fractions, after inverting you will have:
:
%28w%2B3%29%2F4w * 2w%2F%28w-3%29 = %28w%2B3%29%2F2%28w-3%29