How do you simplify $(3x-6)/(6 )$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-14T20:41:30

$(x-2)/(2)$

$=(3x-6)/(6 )$

$=(3(x-2))/(6 )$

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

Answer 2 · 2018-06-14T20:53:38

You only need to simplify the coefficients, but it will net you $x/2-1$ as the simplified answer.

Treat the two terms in the numerator as separate fractions:

$(3x-6)/6=(3x)/6-6/6$

$(3x)/6-1=3/6x-1$

$color(green)(rArr1/2x-1 = x/2-1$

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