Answer
$\frac{x+5}{y}$
Work Step by Step
We first factor the numerator of the fraction:
$\frac{x^{2}+5x}{xy}$
$\frac{x(x+5)}{xy}$
Cancelling $x$ as it is common to both numerator and denominator, we obtain:
$\frac{x(x+5)}{xy}=\frac{x+5}{y}$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 7 - Algebraic Fractions - 7.1 - Simplifying Algebraic Fractions - Problem Set 7.1 - Page 281: 14
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