How can you simplify: (4a^3 b \a^2 b^3)(3b^2\2a^2 b^4) ?

Question

(4a^3 b ) (3b^2)

_______ _________

( a^2 b^3) (2a^2 b^4)

Answer 1

Just start crossing off the like ones in the top and the bottom to get:

(4a) (3)

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(b^2) (2a^2b^2)

which goes to (just multiplying):

12a

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2b^4a^2

which goes to:

6

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b^4a

Answer 2

12a / 2a^2 b^3