Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. 3bc+9
Convert 9 to Fraction: To combine the term 3bc with the whole number9, we need to express 9 as a fraction with the same denominator as 3bc, which is 3. We can write 9 as 19 and then multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 3 to get the same denominator. Calculation: 9×(33)=1×39×3=327
Add Fractions: Now we have the fraction 327, which has the same denominator as 3bc. We can now add the two fractions together.Calculation: (3bc)+(327)=3bc+27
Simplify Result: The expression (bc+27)/3 is already in simplest form because the numerator and the denominator have no common factors other than 1.Therefore, this is the final answer.
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