4.

2x^2+6x/10x^3: 2x+6/10x^2 = x+3/5x^2

6. x^2+6x+9/5x+15: (x+3)(x+3)/5(x+3) = 1/5x+3/5

8. 2s^2-5s-12/2s^2-9s+4: (2s+3)(s-4)/(2s-1)(s-4) = 2s+3/2s-1

11. 4x^2+12x/6x^3+6x^2-36x=4x+12/6x^2+6x-36=2x+6/3x^2+3x-18=2(x+3)/3(x-2)(x+3) =
2/3x-6

12.
a^4+3a^3-6a^2-8a/a^5+3a^4+2a^3=a^3+3a^2-6a-8/a^4+3a^3+2a^2=(a+1)(a-2)(a+4)/aa(a+1)(a+
2) = a^2+2a-8/a^3+2a^2

14. 12x^2+9x-7/3 x = 4x^3+3x^2+-7/3 x

17. 8x-3/x+1

18. 7/4x+6/7x=7x+24/28x = 7x+24/28x

19. x^2+7x-20/x^2-2x-8

22. t=24

23. m=9

26. The rate of the old machine is 72/6 or 12 copies per minute.

27. y=21/x