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Not only doesn't it simplify, it doesn't exist. Division by zero is undefined.
its just like dividing two normal numbers but you just divide the top and the bottom by the same number
You cannot usually simplify numbers. What you can simplify is numeric or algebraic expressions. You carry out the various operations but use BODMAS (I prefer BIDMAS) to determine the order. First do the Brackets. Next the Index (or power Of) Then, with equal priority, Division and Multiplication And last, again with equal priority, Addition and Subtraction.
By long division. Factorisation may work but you cannot depend on that.
A series of worked examples showing the steps that can be followed to simplify ratios.