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Find the quotient simplify your answers a+3 over a divided by 8 over a

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(a + 3)/(8)



Step-by-step explanation

We want to simplify


(a + 3)/(a) / (8)/(a)


We multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,




(a + 3)/(a) * (a)/(8)


We cancel the common factors to get,



(a + 3)/(1) * (1)/(8)

This gives us,


(a + 3)/(8)
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