SOLUTION: please reduce the fraction w2 + 5w + 6 / w2 - w - 12 thank you!! A. w-2/w-4 B. w+2/w-4 C. w+2/w+4 D. w-2/w+4

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Question 7632: please reduce the fraction w2 + 5w + 6 / w2 - w - 12 thank you!!
A. w-2/w-4
B. w+2/w-4
C. w+2/w+4
D. w-2/w+4
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reduce:
%28w%5E2%2B5w%2B6%29%2F%28w%5E2-w-12%29 Factor the numerator and the denominator.
%28%28w%2B2%29%28w%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28w-4%29%28w%2B3%29%29 Cancel the (w+3)'s
%28w%2B2%29%2F%28w-4%29 Choice B.