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Factor 3/8 out of 3/8z+12

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When you are factoring out a number, you are just dividing each term by that number.

So (3/8) divided by (3/8) = (3 / 8) * (8 / 3) = 1

12 divided by 3 / 8 = 12 * (8 / 3) = 96 / 3 = 32

Your answer is
(3)/(8)(z + 32)
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