Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Polynomials - 4.8 Division of Polynomials - 4.8 Exercise Set - Page 291: 44

Answer

She failed to factor correctly.

Work Step by Step

She canceled out the 3x and the first term in the numerator, but she never divided the second term in the numerator by $3x$. If you wanted to convince her she made a mistake, one way to do so is to plug in numbers into the original and final expressions. Since she made a mistake, they will not result in the same final number.
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