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If a,b, and c are numbers such that ab+ac=60, what is the value of a/b(2b+2c)-15a) 5b) 25c) 70d) 105

User Vlad Havriuk
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Given that


ab+ac=60

We want to find the value of


(a)/(b(2b+2c))-15

From the first equation, we have that:


\begin{gathered} a(b+c)=60 \\ \\ b+c=(60)/(a) \end{gathered}

From the second equation, we have:


(a)/(2b(b+c))-15

Comparing the last two equations, we have:


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