SOLUTION: I tried to work this problem out already but I'm not sure I did it right could you please help me.
12 divided by x-1 divided by 6 divided by x
Question 97792: I tried to work this problem out already but I'm not sure I did it right could you please help me.
12 divided by x-1 divided by 6 divided by x
12/x-1 divided by 6/x
[12/x-1]x(x-1)divided by [6/x]x(x-1)
12x divided by 6x-6
= 2x-6/x(x-1)
Is this right? Found 2 solutions by mathslover, Edwin McCravy:Answer by mathslover(157) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! /
Dividing by an number is same as multiplying by the inverse of the number
so we have *
12 divided by x-1 divided by 6 divided by x
÷
Invert the second fraction and change the ÷ to ·
·
Multiply the tops and bottoms:
Cancel the 6 into the 12 and get 2:
Edwin