Question

fully reduce this fraction.

-24-36x/-16

Answer 1

First, simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 4.

-24/(-16) = 6/4
-36x/(-16) = 9x/4

Therefore, the fully reduced fraction is:

6/4 - 9x/4

Answer 2

change the subtraction to addition of the opposite, then factor on top by reverse distributing

Answer 3

When changing subtraction to addition of the opposite, the expression becomes:

6/4 + (-9x)/4

Since both terms have the same denominator, you can factor out the common factor of 1/4:

(6 - 9x)/4

Therefore, the fully reduced fraction after changing subtraction to addition of the opposite and factoring is:

(6 - 9x)/4