How do you simplify $(-9w-3)/(3w+12)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-27T00:53:00

See a solution process below:

Factor a $color(red)(3)$ from both the numerator and denominator and cancel the common term:

$(-9w - 3)/(3w + 12) => (color(red)(3)(-3w - 1))/(color(red)(3)(w + 4)) =>$

$(cancel(color(red)(3))(-3w - 1))/(cancel(color(red)(3))(w + 4)) =>$

$(-3w - 1)/(w + 4)$

How do you simplify (-9w-3)/(3w+12)(-9w-3)/(3w+12)?