How do you simplify $\frac{20 x + 16 y}{15 x + 12 y}$ $(20x+16y) / (15x+12y)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-19T02:08:01

$\frac{4}{3}$ $4/3$ $or$ $or$ $1 \frac{1}{3}$ $1 1/3$

$\frac{20 x + 16 y}{15 x + 12 y}$ $(20x + 16y)/(15x + 12y)$

Simplify them first.

$\frac{4 (5 x + 4 y)}{3 (5 x + 4 y)}$ $(4(5x + 4y))/(3(5x + 4y)$

Cancel

$\frac{4}{3}$ $4/3$ simplify $1 \frac{1}{3}$ $1 1/3$

How do you simplify (20x+16y) / (15x+12y)20x+16y15x+12y(20x+16y) / (15x+12y)?