document.write( "Question 1122263: Found this on an SAT Practice test.\r
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document.write( "(6x-1)/(x+4)\r
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document.write( "Which of the following is equivalent to the expression above?\r
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document.write( "A) 6-[25/(x+4)]
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document.write( "B) 6-[1/(x+4)]
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document.write( "C) 6-(1/4)
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document.write( "D) (6-1)/4\r
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document.write( "Hopefully the parentheses I added make it less confusing.\r
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document.write( "So, I know it's not C or D, since, well, where did the x go? So, that leaves A and B. I looked at the answers and found that it is A, but why? How can I get from (6x-1)/(x+4) to 6-[25/(x+4)]? Please show steps, I need to learn this so I can get this right in the future. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #738344 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Found this on an SAT Practice test.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(6x-1)/(x+4)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which of the following is equivalent to the expression above?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A) 6-[25/(x+4)] \n" ); document.write( "B) 6-[1/(x+4)] \n" ); document.write( "C) 6-(1/4) \n" ); document.write( "D) (6-1)/4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hopefully the parentheses I added make it less confusing.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, I know it's not C or D, since, well, where did the x go? So, that leaves A and B. I looked at the answers and found that it is A, but why? How can I get from (6x-1)/(x+4) to 6-[25/(x+4)]? Please show steps, I need to learn this so I can get this right in the future. \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " 6 \r\n" ); document.write( "x + 4)6x - 1\r\n" ); document.write( " 6x + 24\r\n" ); document.write( " - 25 (Remainder)\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "From above, you can see that the answer is:\n" ); document.write( " |