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How do you simplify this?

How do you simplify this?-example-1

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(4-(12)/(2x-3))/(5+(15)/(2x-3))=((4(2x-3))/(2x-3)-(12)/(2x-3))/((5(2x-3))/(2x-3)+(15)/(2x-3))=((8x-12-12)/(2x-3))/((10x-15+15)/(2x-3))=((8x-24)/(2x-3))/((10x)/(2x-3))=\\\\\\=(8x-24)/(2x-3)\cdot(2x-3)/(10x)=(8x-24)/(10x)=\boxed{(4x-12)/(5x)}

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