SOLUTION: 3x+1/x write each expression as quotient + remainder/divisor.So simple yet so complicated for me thanks!

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Answer by jsmallt9(3759)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The short answer: "un-add" the fractions:

Usually we add fractions like these which results is the original expression. But here, as we will see, reversing the process gets us to the desired answer quickly.
In the first fraction the x's cancel:


And we're done!