SOLUTION: I cannot for the life of me figure out this problem (I keep getting the wrong answer). Simplify the complex fraction: 25x-100y/30/x-4y/6x Here is another example

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Question 657219: I cannot for the life of me figure out this problem (I keep getting the wrong answer).
Simplify the complex fraction:


25x-100y/30/x-4y/6x



Here is another example in case I didn't properly type it out of how it should look. A fraction over another fraction. Sorry. Thank you so much!
25x-100y
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30
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x-4y
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6x
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+%28%2825x+-+100y%29+%2F+%2830+%2F+%28x-4y%29%29%29%2F%286x%29+
I read this as:
+25+-+100y+ divided by some fraction
with +30+ on top
and the fraction +%28x-4y%29%2F%286x%29+ on the bottom
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I can take the +%28x-4y%29%2F%286x%29+, flip it, and
multiply it by the +30+, so I get:
+%2825x+-+100y%29+%2F+%2830+%2A+%28%286x%29+%2F+%28x-4y%29%29%29+
+%2825x+-+100y%29+%2F+%28%28180x%29+%2F+%28x-4y%29%29+
Now I can flip the +%28180x%29+%2F+%28x-4y%29+,
and multiply it by +25x+-+100y+
+%2825x+-+100y%29+%2A+%28%28x-4y%29+%2F+%28180x%29%29+
+%28%2825+-+100x%29+%2A+%28x+-+4y%29%29+%2F+%28180x%29+
Divide top and bottom by 5
+%28%285+-+20x%29+%2A+%28x+-+4y%29%29+%2F+%2836x%29+
+%28+5%2A%28+-4x+%2B+1+%29%2A%28+x+-+4y+%29%29+%2F+36x+
+%28+5%2A%28+-4x%5E2+%2B+x+%2B+16x%2Ay+-+4y+%29%29+%2F+%2836x%29+
+%28+%285x%29%2A%28+-4x+%2B+16y+%2B+1+%29%29%2F+%2836x%29+-+%28y%2F%289x%29%29+
+%28+5%2A%28+-4x+%2B+16y+%2B+1+%29%29%2F36+-+%28y%2F%289x%29%29+
Maybe I missed something- hope this helps