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What is the quotient? n+3/2n-6 divide n+3 /3n-9

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(n+3)/(2n-6):(n+3)/(3n-9)=(n+3)/(2(n-3))Ă—(3(n-3))/(n+3)=3/2
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ANSWER
The quotient simplifies to

(3)/(2)



Step-by-step explanation


We want to find the quotient:


(n + 3)/(2n - 6) / (n + 3)/(3n - 9)


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


\Rightarrow (n + 3)/(2n - 6) / (n + 3)/(3n - 9) = (n + 3)/(2n - 6) * (3n - 9)/(n + 3)



We now factor to obtain,


\Rightarrow(n + 3)/(2n - 6) / (n + 3)/(3n - 9) = (n + 3)/(2(n - 3)) * (3(n - 3))/(n + 3)


We cancel out common factors to obtain,




\Rightarrow(n + 3)/(2n - 6) / (n + 3)/(3n - 9) = (1)/(2) * (3)/(1)


This finally gives us,


(n + 3)/(2n - 6) / (n + 3)/(3n - 9) = (3)/(2)
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