Simplify (12x^2y)/(3x^2)

$\frac{12 x^{2} y}{3 x^{2}}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $12$ and $3$ .

Factor $3$ out of $12 x^{2} y$ .

$\frac{3 (4 x^{2} y)}{3 x^{2}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $3$ out of $3 x^{2}$ .

$\frac{3 (4 x^{2} y)}{3 (x^{2})}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 (4 x^{2} y)}{3 x^{2}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{4 x^{2} y}{x^{2}}$

$\frac{4 x^{2} y}{x^{2}}$

$\frac{4 x^{2} y}{x^{2}}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $x^{2}$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 x^{2} y}{x^{2}}$

Divide $4 y$ by $1$ .

$4 y$

$4 y$

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