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An operations analyst is simplifying a cost-efficiency ratio represented by the expression 2x+85x+20\frac{2x+8}{5x+20}. True or False: To simplify this expression to 25\frac{2}{5}, the analyst must first factor out the greatest common factors to identify and then divide out the common binomial factor (x+4)(x + 4).

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