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How do you simplify a fraction?

 Sep 22, 2016
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find common factors on both the bottom and top - and them eliminate them

 

\(\frac{4x+8}{2x+16}\)

 

find common factors

 

\(\frac{2(2x+4)}{2(x+8)}\)

 

eliminate

 

\(\frac{2x+4}{x+8}\)

 

ta dah!

 Sep 22, 2016
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By using it's recipricole like lets say you have 5 over 10 would divide it by the ricipricole 10 over 5

 Sep 22, 2016

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