How do you simplify $(6m+6n) / 2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-31T13:22:57

$3(m+n)$

Write as $(6m)/2+(6n)/2$

Giving: $" "3m+3n$

But another way of writing this is $3(m+n)$

which means; multiply everything inside the bracket by 3

Answer 2 · 2016-07-31T16:41:27

$3(m+n)$ .

$(6m+6n)/2=(6(m+n))/2=((3*2)(m+n))/2$

$=((3*cancel2)(m+n))/cancel2=3(m+n)$ .

How do you simplify (6m+6n) / 2(6m+6n) / 2?