1. **State the problem:** Simplify each expression and match it to one of the simplified forms: $10c$, $5c^2$, or $5c$.
2. **Expression 1:** $\frac{15bc}{3b}$
Use the rule $\frac{a \times b}{c \times b} = \frac{a}{c}$ when $b \neq 0$.
Simplify:
$$\frac{15bc}{3b} = \frac{\cancel{15}^5 \times b \times c}{\cancel{3}^1 \times b} = 5c$$
3. **Expression 2:** $15bc \times \frac{2b}{3b^2}$
Rewrite multiplication:
$$15bc \times \frac{2b}{3b^2} = \frac{15bc \times 2b}{3b^2} = \frac{30b^2 c}{3b^2}$$
Cancel $b^2$:
$$\frac{30 \cancel{b^2} c}{3 \cancel{b^2}} = \frac{30c}{3} = 10c$$
4. **Expression 3:** $15bc^2 \times \frac{2b}{6b^2}$
Rewrite multiplication:
$$15bc^2 \times \frac{2b}{6b^2} = \frac{15bc^2 \times 2b}{6b^2} = \frac{30b^2 c^2}{6b^2}$$
Cancel $b^2$:
$$\frac{30 \cancel{b^2} c^2}{6 \cancel{b^2}} = \frac{30c^2}{6} = 5c^2$$
**Final matches:**
- $\frac{15bc}{3b} = 5c$
- $15bc \times \frac{2b}{3b^2} = 10c$
- $15bc^2 \times \frac{2b}{6b^2} = 5c^2$
Expression Simplification 70Bd5C
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