SOLUTION: How do you simplify the following fraction? 2x + 8 _______ x + 4

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Question 123026: How do you simplify the following fraction?
2x + 8
_______
x + 4
Answer by apachemexican1(64) About Me  (Show Source):
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by dividing x+4 into 2x+8
you must cancel out all numbers
2x/2=1x
and
8/4=2
so the answer is
x+2
good luck!!!