Simplify (12(p+q))/(4(p-q))

$\frac{12 (p + q)}{4 (p - q)}$

Step 1

Factor $4$ out of $12 (p + q)$ .

$\frac{4 (3 (p + q))}{4 (p - q)}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factors.

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 (3 (p + q))}{4 (p - q)}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{3 (p + q)}{p - q}$