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Imagine you are a technical auditor reviewing a logistics model that uses the following formula to compare volume efficiencies:

p3+q32p2+2pq+2q2÷p2q26\frac{p^3 + q^3}{2p^2 + 2pq + 2q^2} \div \frac{p^2 - q^2}{6}

According to the standard algebraic procedure for dividing rational expressions, which of the following represents the correct first step to rewrite this expression for simplification?

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