SOLUTION: {{{12x^5/(18x^3)}}} Simplify by removing factors of 1 The simplified form

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Question 477382: 12x%5E5%2F%2818x%5E3%29
Simplify by removing factors of 1
The simplified form

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Easier way:
6 goes into both 12 and 18. 6 goes into 12 2 times, so you'll
have a 2 on the top. 6 goes into 18 3 times so you'll have a
3 on the bottom. Subtract the exponents 5-3=2 and so you'll have
x² on the top since the larger exponent was on the top, and so you
just write down the answer as %282x%5E2%29%2F3.
Edwin