How do you simplify $(2x-5x+3)/(2x-4x+2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-30T12:55:24

Question as Stated (and possibly/probably what was intended)
$(2x-5x+3)/(2x-4x+2)$ (and assuming $x!=1$ )

$= (-3x+3)/(-2x+2)$

$= ((-3)(x-1))/((-2)(x-1)$

$=3/2$

Possible Intended Question (I've a lot of time on my hands)

$(2x^2-5x+3)/(2x^2-4x+2)$

$=((2x-3)(x-1))/(2(x-1)^2)$

$= (2x-3)/(2x-2)$

How do you simplify (2x-5x+3)/(2x-4x+2)(2x-5x+3)/(2x-4x+2)?