How do you simplify $(5-2m)/(6m-15)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-08-21T03:00:21

The answer is $-1/3$ .

$(5-2m)/(6m-15)$

Factor out $3$ from the denominator.

$(5-2m)/(3(2m-5)$

Factor out the negative sign in the numerator.

$-(-5+2m)/(3(2m-5)$

Rearrange the numerator.

$-(2m-5)/(3(2m-5)$

Cancel $2m-5$ from the numerator and denominator.

$-(cancel(2m-5))/(3(cancel(2m-5))$ $=$

$-1/3$

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