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Mathematical Properties in Fraction Simplification

A corporate auditor is standardizing a budget variance ratio of -36/63. After rewriting the fraction as -(9 * 4)/(9 * 7) to reveal common factors, the auditor applies a specific mathematical property to cancel the factor of 9 and arrive at the simplified form of -4/7. According to the standard procedure for simplifying fractions, what is the name of the property used to justify this cancellation?

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