How do you simplify \frac { 3} { 21x ^ { 2} } \cdot 24x ^ { 3}321x224x3?

2 Answers
Nov 28, 2017

(24x)/724x7

Explanation:

Given: 3/(21x^2)*24x^3321x224x3

We begin by cancelling the like terms, that is;
cancel(3)/(cancel(21)cancel(x^2))*24cancel(x^3) = (color(red)(24)color(red)(x))/color(red)7

Nov 28, 2017

(24x)/7

Explanation:

3/(21x^2)xx(24x^3)/1

color(blue)"cancel common factors ""on numerator/denominator"

cancel(3)^1/(cancel(21)^7xx cancel(x)xxcancel(x))xx(24xx cancel(x)xxcancel(x)xx x)/1

=(24x)/7