SOLUTION: can some one explain to me in the simplest form what it means to simplify and how to simplify with an add of the following question. l am seriously looking for a tutor for l dont w

Question 1108549: can some one explain to me in the simplest form what it means to simplify and how to simplify with an add of the following question. l am seriously looking for a tutor for l dont want given answers but a teacher/ tutor to guide me.
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Suppose an ice cream costs twice as much as a chocolate. If the ice cream costs x rand, how much, in terms
of x, does the chocolate cost?
My answer is x/2

Found 2 solutions by math_helper, Theo:
Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Good work, as your answer is CORRECT!
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Here's how it works out using equations:
x = cost of Ice Cream
c = cost of Chocolate
x = 2c (given)
The problem asks to find c in terms of x.
Divide both sides of the equality by 2 (if two things are equal then dividing each by two does not change the equality):
x/2 = 2c/2
Simplify by cancelling the 2/2 on the right hand side:
x/2 = c (your answer)

Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
i believe that is correct.

let x equal the cost of the ice cream.
let y equal the cost of the chocolate.
correct.

if the ice cream costs twice as much as the chocolate, then you get x = 2y.

that equation says that the cost of the ice cream is twice the cost of the chocolate.

solve for y and you get y = x/2.

that equation says that the cost of the chocolate is half the cost of the ice cream.

simplification is the process of reducing an equation or an expression to its simplest terms.

it can become confusing because, sometimes you don't really know if one form is simpler than the other.

in most cases, it involves reducing fractions to their simplest forms, such as 9/16 reduces to 3/4.

in other cases, it involves doing the arithmetic operation indicated. indicated.

for example 5 * (x + 2) reduces to 5x + 10.

x^2 * x^3 would be simplified to x^5.

x^5 / x^3 would be simplified to x^2.

there are different rules, such as you might perform the multiplication of (x+2) * (x+3) in the numerator of a rational expression, but not do the same in the denominator.

here's some references that might help.

http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/beg_algebra/beg_alg_tut11_simp.htm

http://www.math.com/school/subject2/lessons/S2U2L5DP.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/intermediate2/mathematics/mathematics_3/algebra_2/revision/1/

http://www.webmath.com/anything.html

https://www.wikihow.com/Simplify-Algebraic-Expressions

lots more stuff on the web, depending on your search terms.
simlify rational expressions.
simplify fractions.
simplify terms with exponents.
etc.....
here's the result of a search that give you more options.

https://www.google.com/search?q=simplification+of+algebraic+expressions&oq=simplification+of+algebraic+expressions&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.13015j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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