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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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%2812%2F%28x-1%29%29 / %286%2Fx%29
Dividing by an number is same as multiplying by the inverse of the number
so we have
%2812%2F%28x-1%29%29 * %28x%2F6%29
12x%2F%286%28x-1%29%29
2x%2F%28x-1%29

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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ANSWER BY EDWIN McCRAVY

12 divided by x-1 divided by 6 divided by x 

12%2F%28x-1%29÷6%2Fx

Invert the second fraction and change the ÷ to ·

12%2F%28x-1%29·x%2F6

Multiply the tops and bottoms:

%2812x%29%2F%286%28x-1%29%29

Cancel the 6 into the 12 and get 2:

%282x%29%2F%28x-1%29

Edwin