What is (18ab)/(-3a^2b^2) ?

The solution to (18ab)/(-3a^2b^2) is -6/(ab)

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simplify (18ab)/(-3a^2b^2)

simplify

\frac{18 ab}{- 3 a ^{2} b ^{2}}

- \frac{6}{ab}

Solution steps

\frac{18 ab}{- 3 a ^{2} b ^{2}}

Factor the number:

18 = 3 \cdot 6

= \frac{3 \cdot 6 ab}{- 3 a ^{2} b ^{2}}

Cancel the common factor:

3

= \frac{6 ab}{- a ^{2} b ^{2}}

Simplify

\frac{a}{a ^{2}} : \frac{1}{a}

= \frac{6 b}{- a b ^{2}}

Simplify

\frac{b}{b ^{2}} : \frac{1}{b}

= \frac{6}{- ab}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{6}{ab}

16 \cdot 9

3 \times (0)

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