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May 8, 2026Mathematics

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\text{3}

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I will solve question 3, part a).

The question asks to simplify the following fraction:

\frac{3x + 6y}{x + 2y}

Factor out the common term from the numerator.
The terms in the numerator are $3x$ and $6y$ . The common factor is 3.
$3x + 6y = 3(x + 2y)$
Substitute the factored numerator back into the fraction.
$\frac{3(x + 2y)}{x + 2y}$
Cancel out the common term in the numerator and the denominator.
The term $(x + 2y)$ appears in both the numerator and the denominator.
$\frac{3\cancel{(x + 2y)}}{\cancel{x + 2y}} = 3$
The simplified fraction is 3.