Simplify (-3x^2y^2)/(-xy)

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

Step 1

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

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

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

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $x$ out of $- x y$ .

$\frac{x (- 3 x y^{2})}{x (- 1 y)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x (- 3 x y^{2})}{x (- 1 y)}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 3 x y^{2}}{- 1 y}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $y^{2}$ and $y$ .

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

$\frac{y (- 3 x y)}{- 1 y}$

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{- 3 x y}{- 1}$ .

$- 1 \cdot (- 3 x y)$

Step 3

Simplify the expression.

Rewrite $- 1 \cdot (- 3 x y)$ as $- (- 3 x y)$ .

$- (- 3 x y)$

Multiply $- 3$ by $- 1$ .

$3 x y$