Simplify the rational expression. If the rational expression cannot be simplified, so state.
-$$\frac { x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 4 } { x ^ { 2 } + 7 x + 12 }$$
A) $x + 2$
B) $\frac { x + 2 } { x + 3 }$
C) $\frac { x + 2 } { x + 4 }$
D) cannot be simplified

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The given rational expression cannot be simplified because the numerator and the denominator do not have any common factors that can be canceled out. Factoring both the numerator and the denominator does not result in any common factors.

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Simplify the Rational Expression $\frac { x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 4 } { x ^ { 2 } + 7 x + 12 }$