will fan find the product and simplify
3a-6 / a+2 * 4a+8 / a+4

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will fan find the product and simplify 
3a-6 / a+2 * 4a+8 / a+4

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 3a-6 }{ a+2}*\frac{ 4a+8 }{ a+4 }$$

anonymous · Answer

i think product is 12(a-2)/a+4

anonymous · Answer

Cross multiply

anonymous · Answer

Yes @israr000 

But let's see if she could solve it first.

anonymous · Answer

@vzfreakz yup but how cross multiply as they are not equal to each other or are they??

anonymous · Answer

That's true.

What did you do? Cross multiply or just multiplied it straight?

anonymous · Answer

im just really confused on how to do this one i can usually do these. Just this one is kinda harder then the others

anonymous · Answer

@vzfreakz well as in the given qs. they are not equal so & their is actually stearic (*) multiplication sign so i just multiply them simple...

anonymous · Answer

What I did was put it in a calculator. But I knew when I saw this, I knew I've have done this before. I forgot, how to solve it by paper.

anonymous · Answer

@vzfreakz & what u got??

anonymous · Answer

The same answer.

anonymous · Answer

12(a-2)/a+4

anonymous · Answer

ok...

anonymous · Answer

@amybrooke  just multiply them take 3&4 common frm 3a-6 & 4a+8 resp.

anonymous · Answer

thank youuuuuu

anonymous · Answer

n.p