1. **State the problem.**
We need to simplify the expression
$$\frac{x^2-25}{x^2+5x}\div\frac{xy+6x-5y-30}{5x-15}$$
2. **Rewrite division as multiplication by the reciprocal.**
For fractions, the rule is
$$\frac{a}{b}\div\frac{c}{d}=\frac{a}{b}\cdot\frac{d}{c}$$
So we get
$$\frac{x^2-25}{x^2+5x}\cdot\frac{5x-15}{xy+6x-5y-30}$$
3. **Factor every polynomial.**
Factor the first numerator:
$$x^2-25=(x-5)(x+5)$$
Factor the first denominator:
$$x^2+5x=x(x+5)$$
Factor the second numerator:
$$5x-15=5(x-3)$$
Factor the second denominator by grouping:
$$xy+6x-5y-30=x(y+6)-5(y+6)=(x-5)(y+6)$$
So the expression becomes
$$\frac{(x-5)(x+5)}{x(x+5)}\cdot\frac{5(x-3)}{(x-5)(y+6)}$$
4. **Cancel common factors carefully.**
We can cancel $x+5$ and $x-5$ because they appear in both numerator and denominator.
$$\frac{(x-5)\cancel{(x+5)}}{x\cancel{(x+5)}}\cdot\frac{5(x-3)}{\cancel{(x-5)}(y+6)}$$
After canceling, we have
$$\frac{1}{x}\cdot\frac{5(x-3)}{y+6}$$
5. **Multiply the remaining factors.**
$$\frac{1}{x}\cdot\frac{5(x-3)}{y+6}=\frac{5(x-3)}{x(y+6)}$$
6. **Final answer.**
$$\boxed{\frac{5(x-3)}{x(y+6)}}$$
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