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Simply each complex fraction

10/3x over 5/6x

x/x + 2 over 2/x + 2

xy/1 over y - 3/x

2/x^2 plus 1/x over 4/x^2 - 1/x

1/y plus 3/y^2 over y + 27/y^2

3/x - 4 minus 2/ 4 - x over 2/x - 4 minus 2/x

2 plus 1/x over 4x - 1/x

7y/x^2 + xy over y^2/x^2

x/4 minus 4/x over 1 minus 4/x

a^-3 + b^-1 over a^-2

x^-2 over x + 3x^-1

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Simply each complex fraction

10/3x over 5/6x
Flip the denominator and the numerator of the original denominator 5/6x to convert the division to multiplication, then cancel out common factors:

x/x + 2 over 2/x + ...

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